Table 3 Associations between various risk factors mentioned in verbal autopsy narratives and suicide. Comparing verbal autopsy-classified suicides to those classified as an accident
From: Community suicide rates and related factors within a surveillance platform in Western Kenya
| Â | Bivariate analysis | Â | Adjusted analysis | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) or Fisher’s Exact Test | P-value | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | P -value |
Being male | 3.0 (1.1 – 8.1) | 0.031 | 2.7 (0.8 – 8.4) | 0.096 |
Age (continuous) | 0.97 (0.95 – 0.99) | 0.004 | 0.97 (0.94 – 0.99) | 0.012 |
Any Mental illness | 10.3 (3.9 – 27.7) | < 0.001 | 14.2 (4.5 – 45.4) | < 0.001 |
Dementia | FET = 0.100 | 0.100 | Not included | Â |
Depression | FET < 0.001 | < 0.001 | Not included | Â |
Interpersonal difficulties | 7.8 (2.8 – 21.4) | < 0.001 | 3.7 (1.0 – 13.1) | 0.044 |
Chronic co-morbidities | 1.1 (0.5 – 2.4) | 0.900 | Not included |  |
Domestic violence | FET = 0.467 | 0.467 | Not included | Â |
Stressful life event | 3.3 (1.4 – 7.7) | 0.007 | 2.9 (0.9 – 9.7) | 0.076 |