Table 1 Background characteristics of participants, Unadjusted and Adjusted odds ratios of Injury deaths among adults aged 15 to 59 years in Navrongo HDSS: 1998-2011

Education level

1

No education

3904 (52.3)

270 (6.9)

1

Primary/JSS

2282 (30.6)

283 (12.4)

1.91 (1.60 – 2.270***

1.0 (0.82 - 1.22)

Sec/Tertiary

643 (8.6)

117 (18.2)

2.99 (2.37 – 3.79)***

1.42 (1.08 - 1.87)*

Missing

636 (8.5)

35 (5.5)

0.78 (0.54 – 1.13)

0.52 (0.36 - 0.75)

Sex

1

Female

3229 (43.3)

211 (6.5)

1

Male

4236 (56.7)

494 (11.7)

1.89 (1.60 – 2.23)***

1.85 (1.55 - 2.21)***

Wealth index

Poor

1624 (21.8)

115 (7.1)

1

1

Next poor

1562 (20.9)

138 (8.5)

1.22 (0.94 - 1.58)

1.24 (0.95 - 1.62)

Average

1566 (21.0)

151 (9.6)

1.40 (1.09 - 1.80)**

1.41 (1.08 - 1.83)*

Less poor

1533 (20.5)

150 (9.8)

1.42 (1.11 - 1.84)**

1.31 (1.00 - 1.71)

Least poor

1066 (14.3)

149 (14.0)

2.13 (1.65 - 2.75)***

1.55 (1.14 - 2.12)**

Missing

114 (1.5)

7 (6.1)

0.86 (0.39 - 1.89)

1.05 (0.47 – 2.37)

Place of residence

Rural

6370 (85.3)

546 (8.6)

1

1

Urban

1095 (14.7)

159 (14.5)

1.81 (1.50 – 2.19)***

1.39 (1.10 – 1.76)**

Period of study

1998-2003

3973 (53.2)

298 (7.5)

1

1

2004-2007

1576 (21.1)

215 (13.6)

1.95 (1.62 – 2.35)***

1.87 (1.54 - 2.27)***

2008-2011

1916 (25.7)

192 (10.0)

1.37 (1.14 – 1.66)**

1.26 (1.03 - 1.54)*

Season

Rainy

3550 (47.6)

338 (9.5)

1.02 (0.87-1.19)

NS

Dry

3915 (52.4)

367 (9.4)

1

Age Group

15-19

404 (5.4)

81 (20.1)

4.67 (3.48 - 6.27)***

5.11 (3.71 - 7.04)***

20-29

897 (12.0)

161 (18.0)

4.07 (3.21 - 5.17)***

4.22 (3.27 - 5.44)***

30-39

1421 (19.0)

172 (12.1)

2.56 (2.04 - 3.23)***

2.49 (1.96 - 3.16)***

40-49

1898 (25.4)

146 (7.7)

1.55 (1.22 - 1.97)***

1.48 (1.16 - 1.89)**

50-59

2845 (38.1)

145 (5.1)

1

1

Month

January

701 (9.4)

45 (6.4)

1

1

February

619 (8.3)

51 (8.2)

1.31 (0.86 - 1.98)

1.24 (0.81 - 1.90)

March

691 (9.3)

56 (8.1)

1.29 (0.86 - 1.93)

1.19 (0.78 - 1.80)

April

641 (8.6)

83 (13.0)

2.17 (1.48 - 3.17)***

2.07 (1.40 - 3.06)***

May

579 (7.8)

63 (10.9)

1.78 (1.19 - 2.65)**

1.61 (1.07 - 2.44)*

June

555 (7.4)

42 (7.6)

1.19 (0.77 - 1.85)

1.10 (0.70 - 1.71)

July

522 (7.0)

56 (10.7)

1.75 (1.16 - 2.64)**

1.57 (1.03 - 2.40)*

August

612 (8.2)

66 (10.8)

1.76 (1.19 - 2.62)**

1.61 (1.08 - 2.42)*

September

622 (8.3)

50 (8.0)

1.27 (0.84 - 1.94)

1.14 (0.75 - 1.76)

October

660 (8.8)

61 (9.2)

1.48 (0.99 - 2.22)

1.50 (1.00 - 2.26)

November

558 (7.5)

53 (9.5)

1.53 (1.01 - 2.31)*

1.36 (0.89 - 2.08)

December

705 (9.4)

79 (11.2)

1.84 (1.26 - 2.70)**

1.76 (1.19 - 2.61)**

Total

7465 (100)

705 (9.44)