Table 2.
Injury in vital registration (VR) data before investigation and among investigated ill-defined conditions by the VA method in the sampled municipalities, Minas Gerais northeast, Brazil, 2007
| Variables | Injury in VR data before investigation | Injury among ill-defined conditions | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | (Fisher's exact test) | |
| Cause of death | |||
| Road traffic accidents | 10 (40.0) | 1 (5.3) | 0.00 |
| Falls | 1 (4.0) | 4 (21.1) | |
| Drowning | 2 (8.0) | 6 (31.6) | |
| Exposures* and poisonings | 3 (12.0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Assault | 9 (36.0) | 4 (21.1) | |
| Events of undetermined intent | 0 | 3 (15.8) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 1-19 | 4 (16.0) | 2 (10.5) | 0.32 |
| 20-59 | 18 (72.0) | 11 (57.9) | |
| 60 + | 3 (12.0) | 6 (31.6) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 22 (88.0) | 12 (63.2) | 0.07 |
| Female | 3 (12.0) | 7 (36.8) | |
| Death place** | |||
| Home | 0 | 7 (36.8) | 0.00 |
| Hospital | 6 (25.0) | 3 (15.8) | |
| Others | 18 (75.0) | 9 (47.4) | |
| Rural*** | |||
| Yes | 7 (31.8) | 5 (26.3) | 0.74 |
| No | 15 (68.2) | 14 (73.7) |
*exposure to fires, venomous animals, force of nature; ** missing, not included (n = 1); *** missing, not included (n = 3)