Table 3.
Health outcomes 2005–2010 in Kirehe/S. Kayonza (K/SK) and other rural areas (ORAs), adjusting for mother’s age and household wealth
| Indicator (subpopulation) |
A | 2005 | 2010 | Trends | Comparison of trends | |||||
| B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | ||
| Region | N | % (95% CI) | K/SK versus ORA (P values) | N | % (95% CI) | K/SK versus ORA (P values) | 2005 versus 2010 (P values) | Average annual rate of reduction | 2005–2010 K/SK versus ORA (P values) | |
| Children | ||||||||||
| ARI in last 2 weeks (<5 years)† |
K/SK | 365 | 27.24 (19.71 to 34.77) |
10.99 (0.005) | 1402 | 8.41 (6.54 to 10.28) |
−1.64 (0.125) | −18.64 (<0.001) | n/a | −12.63 (0.002) |
| ORA | 6288 | 16.25 (14.75 to 17.75) |
7152 | 10.05 (9.10 to 11.00) |
−6.01 (<0.001) | n/a | ||||
| Diarrhoea in last 2 weeks (<5 years)† |
K/SK | 365 | 19.51 (14.52 to 24.49) |
5.41 (0.038) | 1402 | 12.18 (10.13 to 14.23) |
−0.81 (0.490) | −7.24 (0.009) | n/a | −6.22 (0.030) |
| ORA | 6288 | 14.10 (12.98 to 15.23) |
7152 | 12.99 (11.93 to 14.06) |
−1.02 (0.202) | n/a | ||||
| Fever in last 2 weeks (<5 years)† |
K/SK | 365 | 37.67 (29.90 to 45.43) |
11.91 (0.003) | 1402 | 15.41 (12.71 to 18.10) |
−0.52 (0.729) | −22.17 (<0.001) | n/a | −12.43 (0.004) |
| ORA | 6288 | 25.75 (23.91 to 27.59) |
7152 | 15.92 (14.76 to 17.08) |
−9.74 (<0.001) | n/a | ||||
| Stunting (<–2SD) (<5 years)† |
K/SK | 184 | 47.85 (43.87 to 51.83) |
−5.43 (0.018) | 204 | 46.83 (41.19 to 52.47) |
0.51 (0.868) | 3.64 (0.314) | n/a | 5.94 (0.122) |
| ORA | 3158 | 53.28 (51.17 to 55.39) |
3636 | 46.32 (44.20 to 48.44) |
−2.30 (0.163) | n/a | ||||
| Wasting (<–2SD) (<5 years)† |
K/SK | 184 | 3.22 (0.28 to 6.16) |
−1.61 (0.307) | 204 | 2.14 (0.39 to 3.89) |
−0.63 (0.503) | −0.45 (0.800) | n/a | 0.97 (0.596) |
| ORA | 3158 | 4.82 (3.90 to 5.75) |
3636 | 2.77 (2.16 to 3.39) |
−1.42 (0.018) | n/a | ||||
| Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | K/SK | 310 | 229.8 (158.8 to 300.7) |
72.1 (0.045) | 1347 | 83.2 (66.2 to 100.2) |
7.4 (0.418) | −146.6 (<0.001) | −12.8 | −64.7 (0.081) |
| ORA | 5116 | 157.7 (145.8 to 169.5) |
6575 | 75.8 (69.1 to 82.5) |
−81.9 (<0.001) | −8.9 | ||||
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | K/SK | 422 | 129.6 (77.8 to 181.3) |
41.3 (0.116) | 1462 | 49.4 (35.0 to 63.9) |
0.5 (0.948) | −80.2 (0.003) | −19.3 | −40.8 (0.136) |
| ORA | 6528 | 88.3 (79.4 to 97.2) |
7403 | 48.9 (43.3 to 54.5) |
−39.4 (<0.001) | −11.8 | ||||
| Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | K/SK | 452 | 55.9 (29.9 to 81.9) |
17.6 (0.185) | 1524 | 26.2 (15.4 to 36.9) |
−0.9 (0.875) | −29.7 (0.035) | −15.2 | −18.5 (0.201) |
| ORA | 7012 | 38.3 (32.9 to 43.8) |
7662 | 27.1 (23.0 to 31.2) |
−11.2 (0.001) | −6.9 | ||||
| Adults | ||||||||||
| Mortality among women (per 100 000 population) | Observed | 3952 | 497.4 (256.4 to 738.5) |
−151.8 (0.233) | 18 279 | 256.8 (178.3 to 335.3) |
−72.3 (0.110) | −240.6 (0.063) | −13.2 | 79.5 (0.556) |
| Expected* | 74 932 | 649.2 (584.1 to 714.4) |
96 696 | 329.1 (288.1 to 370.1) |
−320.1 (<0.001) | −13.6 | ||||
| Mortality among men (per 100 000 population) | Observed | 4059 | 400.0 (171.2 to 628.9) |
−296.0 (0.016) | 16 707 | 325.7 (236.8 to 414.6) |
−21.4 (0.673) | −74.3 (0.553) | −4.1 | 274.6 (0.039) |
| Expected* | 66 592 | 696.0 (621.3 to 770.7) |
90 199 | 347.1 (303.2 to 390.9) |
−348.9 (<0.001) | −13.9 | ||||
| Total adult mortality (per 100 000 population) | Observed | 8011 | 445.0 (279.4 to 610.7) |
−226.2 (0.011) | 34 986 | 289.0 (230.0 to 348.0) |
−48.8 (0.158) | −156.0 (0.082) | −8.6 | 177.4 (0.062) |
| Expected* | 141 524 | 671.2 (618.5 to 724.0) |
186 894 | 337.8 (304.7 to 370.8) |
−333.5 (<0.001) | −13.7 | ||||
*Expected represents mortality rates in other rural areas standardised to the age distributions in Kirehe/S. Kayonza.
†Adjusting for mother’s age and household wealth.
ARI, acute respiratory infection.