Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and associated risk factors of people who died in the KHDSS between the years 2008–2016
| Completed suicide cases n = 104 | Non-suicide deaths n = 13,212 | OR univariable analysis (95% CI) | p value | OR multivariable analysis (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, male | 76 (73.08) | 6846 (51.91) | 3.05 (1.98–4.71) | < 0.001 | 3.67 (2.35–5.75) | < 0.001 |
| Median age in years (IQR) | 45.45 (28.90–60.49) | 41.95 (4.92–67.12). | 1.04 (1.04–1.06) | < 0.001 | 1.05 (1.04–1.06) | < 0.001 |
| Roof type | ||||||
| Metal | 25 (24.04) | 3632 (27.54) | REF | |||
| Concrete | 0 (0) | 11 (0.08) | – | – | – | – |
| Tiled | 2 (1.92) | 106 (0.80) | 2.28 (0.54–9.61) | 0.263 | 2.41 (0.56–10.27) | 0.235 |
| Makuti | 70 (67.31) | 8509 (64.53) | 1.68 (1.07–2.66) | 0.026 | 1.55 (0.84–2.86) | 0.165 |
| Othera | 3 (2.88) | 280 (2.12) | 2.67 (0.81–8.87) | 0.107 | 1.42 (0.37–5.41) | 0.609 |
| No responseb | 4 (3.85) | 649 (4.92) | – | – | – | – |
| Wall | ||||||
| Brick | 23 (22.12) | 2966 (22.49) | REF | |||
| Mud | 70 (67.31) | 9252 (70.16) | 1.36 (0.85–2.18) | 0.200 | 1.03 (0.54–1.99) | 0.920 |
| Othera | 7 (6.73) | 317 (2.40) | 5.31 (2.27–12.35) | 0.000 | 3.17 (1.17–8.61) | 0.023 |
| No responseb | 4 (3.85) | 652 (4.94) | – | – | – | – |
arefers to roofing/wall materials such as scrap plastic/ metal or polythene sheets
bthe informant did not provide the information or the data was not collected
IQR interquartile range