Dying in their prime: determinants and space-time risk of adult mortality in rural South Africa

Dying in their prime: determinants and space-time risk of adult mortality in rural South Africa

A longitudinal dataset was used to investigate adult mortality in rural South Africa in order to determine location, trends, high impact determinants and policy implications. Adult (15-59 years) mortality data for the period 1993-2010 were extracted from the health and demographic surveillance syste...

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Main Authors: Benn Sartorius, Kathleen Kahn, Mark A. Collinson, Kurt Sartorius, Stephen M. Tollman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
adult mortality, spatial risk, survival modelling, Bayesian inference, determinants, attributable fractions, health and demographic surveillance, South Africa.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/83

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