Table 2

Multivariate analysis of background and socioeconomic factors with ‘bewitched’ as the outcome factor

Background and socioeconomic factors	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age and sex groups (years)
<15	1.7 (1.1 to 2.6)^*
15–49 male	1.5 (1.0 to 2.1)
15–49 female	1.8 (1.3 to 2.6)^*
50+	Ref
Nationality
Mozambican origin	0.9 (0.6 to 1.2)
South African origin	Ref
Year of death
1992–1994	Ref
1995–1997	0.6 (0.3 to 1.1)
1998–2000	0.8 (0.4 to 1.3)
2001–2003	0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)^*
2004–2006	0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)^*
Highest education level
None	Ref
Primary	1.3 (0.9 to 1.8)
Secondary or above	1.5 (1.0 to 2.3)
Wealth group
Most poor	Ref
2	1.1 (0.7 to 1.7)
3	1.0 (0.6 to 1.5)
4	1.3 (0.8 to 1.9)
Least poor	1.2 (0.7 to 1.8)
Cumulative household deaths
1	Ref
2	0.9 (0.6 to 1.2)
3 or more	1.3 (0.9 to 1.9)
Terminal illness duration
Sudden/acute (<2 weeks)	Ref
Chronic (>2 weeks)	0.5 (0.3 to 0.6)^*
Treatment sought for terminal illness
None	Ref
Western only	1.1 (0.6 to 2.2)
Western and traditional	3.7 (1.9 to 7.0)^*
Traditional only	5.8 (2.7 to 12.2)^*