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Mortality Trends from 2003 to 2009 among Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Western Kenya Using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, 7(11). Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e47017 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- BackgroundTargeted global efforts to improve survival of young adults need information on mortality trends; contributions from health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) are required.Methods and findingsThis study aimed to explore changing trends in deaths among adolescents (15-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years), using census and verbal autopsy data in rural western Kenya using a HDSS. Mid-year population estimates were used to generate all-cause mortality rates per 100,000 population by age and gender, by communicable (CD) and non-communicable disease (NCD) causes. Linear trends from 2003 to 2009 were examined. In 2003, all-cause mortality rates of adolescents and young adults were 403 and 1,613 per 100,000 population, respectively, among females; and 217 and 716 per 100,000, respectively, among males. CD mortality rates among females and males 15-24 years were 500 and 191 per 100,000 (relative risk [RR] 2.6; 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.7-4.0; pConclusionsThis study found significant reductions in adolescent and young adult female mortality rates, evidencing the effects of targeted public health programmes, however, all-cause and CD mortality rates among females remain alarmingly high. These data underscore the need to strengthen programmes and target strategies to reach both males and females, and to promote NCD as well as CD initiatives to reduce the mortality burden amongst both gender.
- Subjects :
- Male
Rural Population
Gerontology
Epidemiology
Poison control
HIV Infections
Global Health
Pediatrics
qz_53
Cause of Death
Medicine
Young adult
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Mortality rate
Child Health
wa_900
AIDS
Infectious Diseases
Female
Public Health
ws_460
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Infectious Disease Control
Adolescent
Science
Population
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
wa_395
Communicable Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
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qz_35
Young Adult
Sex Factors
Adolescent Medicine
Injury prevention
Tuberculosis
Humans
education
Lifecourse Epidemiology
business.industry
Public health
Tropical Diseases (Non-Neglected)
Kenya
Verbal autopsy
Malaria
Relative risk
Women's Health
Preventive Medicine
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE, 7(11). Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e47017 (2012)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eb8e6202e655197d7dfbf3817eb0658e