Abstracts summarizing the major findings in these papers follow. There are no plans to publish these three contributions, but Elizabeth Pisani was asked to write up a summary report of the seminar, which will include these contributions, as well as summarising the points made during the discussion sessions. Child and adult mortality effects are considered separately, and interactions with TB are discussed. Most of the data come from the Lake Victoria region.
Women lose more years of life, on average, than men, as they are infected earlier.
Clinic-based samples are not suitable for the study of HIV related adult mortality, but may be adequate for studying child mortality impacts. Community based studies are needed urgently in Southern Africa where the epidemic is increasing very rapidly. The primary index of child mortality used is the probability of dying before age 5. For adult mortality it is the probability of dying between ages 15 and 60. Under 5 mortality is stagnant or rising in several African countries.