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) |
*missing, not included (n = 1); ** Family Health Program