Fatal injuries in the slums of nairobi and their risk factors: Results from a matched case-control study

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Ziraba, Abdhalah Kasiira ^a   Kyobutungi, Catherine ^b   Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^c African Institute for Development Policy AFIDEP   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Case control study; Conditional logistic regression; Demographic surveillance; Fatal injuries; Firearms; Kenya; Road traffic crashes; Slums; Verbal autopsy; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; KENYA; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052966100     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9580-7     Document Type: Article

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