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Table 6 Factors associated with the top three causes of death, Dabat Demographic and Health Surveillance Site, northwest Ethiopia, 2007–2013

From: Tuberculosis and HIV are the leading causes of adult death in northwest Ethiopia: evidence from verbal autopsy data of Dabat health and demographic surveillance system, 2007–2013

Covariate

Level

No

Yes

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Tuberculosis

 Sex

Female

445 (50.9)

119 (57.5)

1

 

Male

430 (49.1)

88 (42.5)

0.8 (0.6; 1.0)

0.8 (0.7; 1.1)

 Residence

Urban

285 (32.6)

52 (25.1)

1

 

Rural

590 (67.4)

155 (74.9)

1.4 (1.0; 2.0)

1.6 (1.1; 2.4)

 Age group

15–24 years

108 (12.3)

14 (6.8)

1

 

25–49 years

219 (25.1)

54 (26.1)

1.9 (1.0; 3.6)

1.9 (1.0; 3.5)

> = 50 years

548 (62.6)

139 (67.1)

1.9 (1.1; 3.5)

1.7 (0.9; 3.2)

 Education

Uneducated

621 (71.0)

163 (78.7)

1

 

1–4

114 (13.0)

24 (11.6)

0.8 (0.5; 1.3)

0.9 (0.6; 1.5)

5–8

65 (7.4)

7 (3.4)

0.4 (0.2; 0.9)

0.5 (0.2;1.2)

9+

75 (8.6)

13 (6.3)

0.6 (0.3; 1.1)

0.8 (0.4;1.7)

 Climatic zone

Mid- and lowland

180 (20.5)

34 (16.5)

1

 

Highland

696 (79.5)

172 (85.5)

1.3 (0.9; 2.0)

1.5 (1.0; 2.4)

HIV/AIDS

 Sex

Female

505 (51.2)

59 (64.5)

1.5 (1.0, 2.3)

1.8 (1.2, 3.0)

Male

481 (49.8)

37 (38.5)

1

1

 Residence

Urban

296 (30.0)

41 (42.7)

1

 

Rural

690 (70.0)

55 (57.8)

0.6 (0.4; 0.9)

1.0 (0.6; 1.7)

 Age group

15–24 years

113 (11.5)

9 (9.4)

1

 

25–49 years

221 (22.4)

52 (54.2)

3.0 (1.4; 6.2)

3.2 (1.5; 6.9)

> = 50 years

652 (66.1)

35 (36.5)

0. 7 (0.3; 1.4)

1.0 (0.4; 2.3)

 Education

Uneducated

733 (74.3)

51 (53.1)

  

1–4

124 (12.6)

14 (14.6)

1.6 (0.9; 3.0)

1.7 (0.9; 3.3)

5–8

62 (6.3)

10 (10.4)

2.32 (1.1; 4.8)

1.8 (0.8; 4.1)

9+

67 (6.8)

21 (21.9)

4.5 (2.6; 7.9)

3.1 (1.5; 6.5)

 Climatic zone

Mid- and lowland

201 (20.4)

13 (13.4)

  

Highland

786 (79.6)

83 (86.5)

1.6 (0.9; 3.0)

1.38 (0.7; 2.7)

Meningitis

 Sex

Female

524 (52.1)

40 (52.6)

1

1

Male

482 (47.9)

36 (47.4)

1.0 (0.6; 1. 6)

1.0 (0.6; 1.8)

 Residence

Urban

312 (45.0)

25 (32.9)

1

1

Rural

694 (55.0)

51 (67.1)

0.9 (0.6;1.5)

1.0 (0.6;2.2)

 Age group

15–24 years

105 (10.4)

17 (22.4)

1

1

25–49 years

254 (25.2)

19 (25.0)

0.5 (0.2; 0.9)

0.4 (0.2; 0.9)

> = 50 years

647 (64.3)

40 (52.6)

0.4 (0.2; 0.7)

0.4 (0.2; 0.7)

 Education

Uneducated

732 (72.8)

52 (68.4)

1

1

1–4

132 (13.1)

6 (8.0)

0.6 (0.3; 1.5)

0.5 (0.2; 1.4)

5–8

66 (6.6)

6 (8.0)

1.9 (0.5; 3.1)

0.9 (0.4; 2.4)

9+

76 (7.6)

12 (15.8)

2.2 (1.2; 4.4)

1.7 (0.7; 3.8)

 Climatic zone

Mid- and lowland

203 (20.2)

11 (14.5)

1

1

Highland

803 (79.8)

65 (85.5)

1.5 (0.8; 2.9)

1.7 (0.8; 3.4)