Table 3 Characteristics of deaths in Xaiyabouli Province in 2020 (N = 1,235)
Characteristics | Total (N = 1,235) | Home death (N = 1,012) | Hospital death (N = 223) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Sex | 0.044 | |||
Male | 695 (56.3) | 556 (54.9) | 139 (62.3) | |
Female | 540 (43.7) | 456 (45.1) | 84 (37.7) | |
Age group (years old) | < 0.001 | |||
15–29 | 105 (8.5) | 76 (7.5) | 29 (13.0) | |
30–44 | 160 (13.0) | 118 (11.7) | 42 (18.8) | |
45–59 | 265 (21.5) | 207 (20.5) | 58 (26.0) | |
60–74 | 352 (28.5) | 289 (28.6) | 63 (28.3) | |
75 ≤ | 353 (28.6) | 322 (31.8) | 31 (13.9) | |
Ethnic group | < 0.001 | |||
Lao-Tai | 1,021 (82.7) | 858 (84.8) | 163 (73.0) | |
Mon-Khmer | 136 (11.0) | 106 (10.5) | 30 (13.5) | |
Hmong-Mien | 52 (4.2) | 22 (2.2) | 30 (13.5) | |
Others | 26 (2.1) | 26 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Education | - | |||
None | - | 316 (31.2) | - | |
Primary | - | 441 (43.6) | - | |
Secondary | - | 148 (14.6) | - | |
High-school | - | 80 (7.9) | - | |
University or higher | - | 27 (2.7) | - | |
Occupation | < 0.001 | |||
Farmer | 957 (77.5) | 763 (75.4) | 194 (87.0) | |
Employee | 214 (17.3) | 185 (18.3) | 29 (13.0) | |
Other | 64 (5.2) | 64 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Place of death | - | |||
Provincial Hp | 170 (13.8) | 0 (0.0) | 170 (76.2) | |
District Hp | 53 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (23.8) | |
Home | 1,012 (81.9) | 1,012 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Interviewee | - | |||
Wife | - | 275 (27.2) | - | |
Husband | - | 195 (19.3) | - | |
Father | - | 26 (2.6) | - | |
Mother | - | 21 (2.1) | - | |
Daughter | - | 409 (40.4) | - | |
Son | - | 70 (6.9) | - | |
Other | - | 16 (1.6) | - | |
Interview time | - | |||
< 10 min | - | 242 (23.9) | - | |
10–19 min | - | 770 (76.1) | - | |