Mortality Level and Predictors in a Rural Ethiopian Population: Community Based Longitudinal Study

Berhe Weldearegawi, Mark Spigt, Yemane Berhane and GeertJan Dinant

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-7

Abstract: Background: Over the last fifty years the world has seen enormous decline in mortality rates. However, in low-income countries, where vital registration systems are absent, mortality statistics are not easily available. The recent economic growth of Ethiopia and the parallel large scale healthcare investments make investigating mortality figures worthwhile. Methods: Longitudinal health and demographic surveillance data collected from September 11, 2009 to September 10, 2012 were analysed. We computed incidence of mortality, overall and stratified by background variables. Poisson regression was used to test for a linear trend in the standardized mortality rates. Cox-regression analysis was used to identify predictors of mortality. Households located at

Date: 2014
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