TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Modelling determinants of deaths attributable to external causes among adults in India
JO  - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying
A1  - Sil, Apyayee
A1  - Sil, Arpan
A1  - Dhillon, Preeti
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The study aimed at finding the risk factors associated with adult mortality (15-59 years) due to external causes (accidents, suicide, poisoning, homicide, and violence). Using National Family Health Survey data-4 consisting of 1,756,867 sample, we applied a Robust Poisson Regression Model to determine the potential risk factors. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that the highest proportion of deaths due to external causes was in the age group 20-24 years. The prevalence of these deaths was higher among older adults (age 50 years and above). The risk was more among males (Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) for females is: 0.29, p < 0.001), rural residents (IRR: 1.16, p < 0.001), exposed to mass-media (IRR: 1.08, p < 0.05), residing in female-headed households, in households having a member with higher education. This risk decreased for large families (IRR: 0.89, p < .001). A need to strengthen awareness and mentorship programs for young-adults and middle-aged people to control such avoidable deaths is recommended.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00302228211009736
ID  - ref1
ER  -