Table 4 Various risk factors mentioned in verbal autopsy narratives and suicide. Comparing both verbal autopsy-classified suicides and suspected suicides identified by content analysis 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 | 1.1 (0.6 – 2.0) | 0.748 | Not included |  |
Age (continuous) | 1.00 (0.99 – 1.01) | 0.703 | Not included |  |
Mental illness | FET < 0.001 | < 0.001 | Not included | Â |
Depression | FET < 0.001 | < 0.001 | Not included | Â |
Dementia | FET = 0.005 | 0.005 | Not included | Â |
Interpersonal difficulties | FET = 0.002 | 0.002 | Not included | Â |
Financial stress | FET = 0.099 | 0.099 | Not included | Â |
Chronic co-morbidities | 2.5 (1.4 – 4.6) | 0.002 | 2.0 (1.0 – 3.8) | 0.043 |
Domestic violence | FET = 1.00 | 1.00 | Not included | Â |
Living alone | FET = 0.094 | 0.094 | Not included | Â |
Stressful life event | 12.0 (4.9 – 29.5) | < 0.001 | 10.7 (4.3 – 26.5) | < 0.001 |