Risk Factors of Violent Death in Rural Bangladesh, 1990–1999

ABSTRACT

This study attempts to improve our understanding of the prevalence and determinants of violent death in rural Bangladesh. Data came from a demographic surveillance system covering a population of nearly 62,000 in 10 districts of the country. Findings reveal that drowning and homicide were the leading causes of death followed by traffic accident and suicide. Significant sociodemographic differentials in violent death existed. The probability to become the victim of violent death was 61.2 per 100,000 if the person was very young, male, poor, illiterate and Muslim. The author concludes that the public health program should consider the appropriate mechanisms to prevent many avoidable events of death in rural Bangladesh.

Notes

Note: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses.

^a Calculated by taking all family members.

^b Persons aged 6 years or older are considered.

^c Estimated as household level variable.

Note. Frequencies of deaths by type are shown in parentheses.

Note. χ² = 31.69, p = .000 for Model I; χ² = 30.54, p = .000 for Model II.

*p < 0.10

**p < 0.05

***p < 0.01.

Note. Above probabilities are calculated from the estimated coefficients of the Model II in Table 5 by using the following equation: p = exp (a + ∑b_ix_i)/[1 + exp(a + ∑b_ix_i)] × 100,000.