Table 1 Proportion of injuries and other variables in the sampled municipalities after investigation of ill-defined conditions using verbal autopsy (VA), Minas Gerais northeast, Brazil, 2007
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Cause of death | |
Injury | 19 (12.6) |
Medical causes | 110 (72.8) |
Ill-defined | 22 (14.6) |
Age (years) | |
0-19 | 5 (3.3) |
20-59 | 40 (26.5) |
≥60 | 106 (70.2) |
Sex | |
Male | 78 (51.7) |
Female | 73 (48.3) |
Rural area | |
Yes | 29 (19.2) |
No | 122 (80.8) |
Death place* | |
Home | 119 (79.3) |
Hospital | 15 (10.0) |
Others | 16 (10.7) |
Having FHP** | |
Yes | 138 (91.4) |
No | 13 (8.6) |