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Table 3 Cause of death as recorded on death certificate

From: Long-term survival outcomes of HIV infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy: an observational study from Zambia (2003–2015)

Cause of death

Total number

Diarrhea

10

Severe Pneumonia

8

Severe wasting - Protein Energy Malnutrition

8

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

5

TB Meningitis

2

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2

Malaria

2

Meningitis/encephalitis

2

  1. We found death certificates of 27 patients. The cause of death as recorded on the death certificate is listed in the table above
  2. Some patients had more than one cause of death listed on the death certificate