Table 3 Numbers (%) of verbal autopsy interviews reporting respiratory symptoms for respiratory-related and other PHMRC causes of death, by age group
Symptom | n 11,984 | Respiratory-related causes of deatha | Other causes of death | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adults (n = 1,074) | Children (n = 519) | Neonates (n = 541) | Adults (n = 6,338) | Children (n = 1,449) | Neonates (n = 2,063) | ||
Any breathing problem | 7,898 | 945 (88.0%) | 465 (89.6%) | 435 (80.4%) | 4,260 (67.2%) | 906 (62.5%) | 887 (43.0%) |
Rapid breathing | 4,126 | 578 (53.8%) | 320 (61.7%) | 122 (22.6%) | 2,312 (36.5%) | 511 (35.3%) | 283 (13.7%) |
Breathless on exertion | 415 | 96 (8.9%) | 319 (5.0%) | ||||
Breathless lying down | 1,965 | 322 (30.0%) | 1,643 (25.9%) | ||||
Chest indrawing | 987 | 270 (52.0%) | 101 (18.7%) | 349 (24.1%) | 267 (12.9%) | ||
Wheezing or grunting | 2,188 | 323 (30.0%) | 240 (46.2%) | 60 (11.1%) | 1,018 (16.1%) | 340 (23.5%) | 207 (10.0%) |