Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for mortality in relation to literacy, economic status and household decision making, Butajira, 2003 – 2005
Variables | Males | females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cases n (%) | referents n (%) | adjusted OR (95%CI) | cases n (%) | referents n (%) | adjusted OR (95%CI) | |||
Literacy | urban | able to read and write | 8 (38) | 39 (60) | 1.00 | 7 (39) | 21 (38) | 1.00 |
unable to read and write | 13 (62) | 26 (40) | 1.86 (0.60,5.87) | 11 (61) | 34 (62) | 0.75 (0.27,2.09) | ||
rural | able to read and write | 17 (27) | 58 (31) | 1.00 | 5 (9) | 26 (15) | 1.00 | |
unable to read and write | 46 (73) | 129 (69) | 0.97 (0.53,1.75) | 54 (91) | 150 (85) | 1.20 (0.43,1.35) | ||
Household economic status | urban | higher | 9 (43) | 37 (57) | 1.00 | 6 (33) | 40 (74) | 1.00 |
Lower | 12 (57) | 28 (43) | 1.50 (0.50, 4.49) | 12 (67) | 14 (26) | 3.40 (1.24,9.32)* | ||
rural | higher | 32 (51) | 137 (73) | 1.00 | 35 (59) | 144 (82) | 1.00 | |
Lower | 31 (49) | 50 (27) | 1.99 (1.18,3.36)* | 24 (41) | 32 (18) | 1.90 (1.08,3.34)* | ||
Joint household decision making | urban | stronger | 16 (76) | 53 (81) | 1.00 | 10 (56) | 39 (71) | 1.00 |
Weaker | 5 (24) | 12 (19) | 1.14 (0.26,5.14) | 8 (44) | 16 (29) | 1.64 (0.60,4.44) | ||
rural | stronger | 40 (64) | 141 (75) | 1.00 | 31 (53) | 135 (76) | 1.00 | |
weaker | 23 (36) | 46 (25) | 1.46 (0.84,2.54) | 28 (47) | 41 (24) | 1.93 (1.11,3.36)* | ||