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Injury mortality in rural South Africa 2000 – 2007: rates and associated factors

Injury mortality in rural South Africa 2000 – 2007: rates and associated factors
Injury mortality in rural South Africa 2000 – 2007: rates and associated factors
Objective: To estimate injury mortality rates in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and to identify socio-demographic risk factors associated with adult injury-related deaths.

Methods: The study used population-based mortality data collected by a demographic surveillance system on all resident and non-resident members of 11 000 households. Deaths and person-years of observation (pyo) were aggregated for individuals between 01 January 2000 and 31 December 2007. Cause of death was determined by verbal autopsy, coded using ICD-10 and further categorised using global burden of disease categories. Socio-demographic risk factors associated with injuries were examined using regression analyses.

Results: We analysed data on 133 483 individuals with 717 584.6 person-years of observation (pyo) and 11 467 deaths. Of deaths, 8.9% were because of injury-related causes; 11% occurred in children <15 years old. Homicide, road traffic injuries and suicide were the major causes. The estimated crude injury mortality rate was 142.4 (134.0, 151.4)/100 000 pyo; 116.9 (108.1, 126.5)/100 000 pyo among residents and 216.8 (196.5, 239.2)/100 000 pyo among non-residents. In multivariable analyses, the differences between residents and non-residents remained but were no longer significant for women. In men and women, full-time employment was significantly associated with lower mortality [adjusted rate ratios 0.6 (0.4, 0.9); 0.4 (0.2, 0.9)]; in men, higher asset ownership was independently associated with increased mortality [adjusted rate ratio 1.5 (1.1, 1.9)].

Conclusions: Reducing the high levels of injury-related mortality in South Africa requires intersectoral primary prevention efforts that redress the root causes of violent and accidental deaths: social inequality, poverty and alcohol abuse.

mortality, wounds and injuries, rural population, south africa, epidemiology, road traffic injuries
1360-2276
439-446
Garrib, Amupam
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Herbst, Abraham J.
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Hosegood, Victoria
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Newell, Marie-Louise
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Garrib, Amupam
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Herbst, Abraham J.
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Hosegood, Victoria
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Newell, Marie-Louise
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Garrib, Amupam, Herbst, Abraham J., Hosegood, Victoria and Newell, Marie-Louise (2011) Injury mortality in rural South Africa 2000 – 2007: rates and associated factors. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 16 (4), 439-446. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02730.x). (PMID:21284789)

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Objective: To estimate injury mortality rates in a rural population in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and to identify socio-demographic risk factors associated with adult injury-related deaths.

Methods: The study used population-based mortality data collected by a demographic surveillance system on all resident and non-resident members of 11 000 households. Deaths and person-years of observation (pyo) were aggregated for individuals between 01 January 2000 and 31 December 2007. Cause of death was determined by verbal autopsy, coded using ICD-10 and further categorised using global burden of disease categories. Socio-demographic risk factors associated with injuries were examined using regression analyses.

Results: We analysed data on 133 483 individuals with 717 584.6 person-years of observation (pyo) and 11 467 deaths. Of deaths, 8.9% were because of injury-related causes; 11% occurred in children <15 years old. Homicide, road traffic injuries and suicide were the major causes. The estimated crude injury mortality rate was 142.4 (134.0, 151.4)/100 000 pyo; 116.9 (108.1, 126.5)/100 000 pyo among residents and 216.8 (196.5, 239.2)/100 000 pyo among non-residents. In multivariable analyses, the differences between residents and non-residents remained but were no longer significant for women. In men and women, full-time employment was significantly associated with lower mortality [adjusted rate ratios 0.6 (0.4, 0.9); 0.4 (0.2, 0.9)]; in men, higher asset ownership was independently associated with increased mortality [adjusted rate ratio 1.5 (1.1, 1.9)].

Conclusions: Reducing the high levels of injury-related mortality in South Africa requires intersectoral primary prevention efforts that redress the root causes of violent and accidental deaths: social inequality, poverty and alcohol abuse.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 1 February 2011
Published date: April 2011
Keywords: mortality, wounds and injuries, rural population, south africa, epidemiology, road traffic injuries

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Local EPrints ID: 174659
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/174659
ISSN: 1360-2276
PURE UUID: a51a2975-9f02-4826-9e1b-2bb687328e2a
ORCID for Victoria Hosegood: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2244-2518

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Date deposited: 16 Feb 2011 09:12
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:56

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Author: Amupam Garrib
Author: Abraham J. Herbst
Author: Marie-Louise Newell

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