학술논문
Cause-specific mortality in the Kombewa health and demographic surveillance systems site, rural Western Kenya from 2011–2015
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2018)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1654-9716
1654-9880
16549716
1654-9880
16549716
Abstract
Background: The vast majority of deaths in the health and Kombewa demographic surveillance system (HDSS) study area are not registered and reported through official systems of vital registration. As a result, few data are available regarding causes of death in this population. Objectives: To describe causes of death among residents of all ages in the Kombewa HDSS, located in rural Western Kenya. Methods: Verbal autopsy (VA) interviews at the site were conducted using the modified 2007 and later 2012 standardized WHO questionnaires. Assignment of causes of death was made using the InterVA-4 model version 4.02. Cox regression model, adjusted for sex, was built to evaluate the influence of age on mortality. Results: There were a total of 5196 deaths recorded between 2011 and 2015 at the site. VA interviews were successfully completed for 3903 of these deaths (75.1%). Mortality rates were highest among neonates HR = 38.54 (