Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data.
Aaron S KaratMpho TlaliKatherine L FieldingSalome CharalambousViolet N ChihotaGavin J ChurchyardYasmeen HanifaSuzanne JohnsonKerrigan McCarthyNeil A MartinsonTanvier OmarKathleen KahnDaniel ChandramohanAlison D GrantPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Current VA methods underestimate mortality due to HIV-associated TB. ICD and VA methods need modifications that allow for more specific evaluation of HIV-related deaths and direct estimation of mortality due to HIV-associated TB.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- south africa
- hiv aids
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- minimally invasive
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- machine learning
- coronary artery disease
- artificial intelligence
- pulmonary tuberculosis