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)* |
↵* Statistically significant associations.