Levels and causes of adult mortality in rural Tanzania with special reference to HIV/AIDS
Boerma, J. Ties; Ngalula, Juliana; Isingo, Raphael; Urassa, Mark; Senkoro, Kesheni P; Gabone, R; Mkumbo, E. N
Description
Data from a longitudinal study in northwest Tanzania were used to assess the levels of adult mortality and the leading causes of death. Adult mortality in this rural area was high and 42 per cent of persons aged 15 will die before their sixtieth birthday at current mortality rates. Mortality in this population with an HIV prevalence of about six per cent in 1994-95, has increased by about one-third because of HIV/AIDS, and further increase is likely. Other infectious diseases cause nearly a...[Show more]
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Date published: | 1997 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41181 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/41181 |
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