Table 1 Immediate cause of death by sex and age among street-connected young people in Eldoret Kenya 2009–2016
From: Causes of death among street-connected children and youth in Eldoret, Kenya
Immediate Cause of death | All | Males | Females | ≤ 18 years of age | > 18 years of age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 100 | % | n = 66 | % | n = 34 | % | n = 37 | % | n = 60 | % | |
Blunt Force Trauma | 28 | 28.0% | 27 | 40.9% | 1 | 2.9% | 7 | 18.9% | 20 | 33.3% |
Tuberculosis | 19 | 19.0% | 8 | 12.1% | 11 | 32.4% | 7 | 18.9% | 12 | 20.0% |
Asphyxia | 10 | 10.0% | 9 | 13.6% | 1 | 2.9% | 5 | 13.5% | 5 | 8.3% |
HIV/AIDS | 7 | 7.0% | 3 | 4.5% | 4 | 11.8% | 4 | 10.8% | 3 | 5.0% |
Pneumonia | 5 | 5.0% | 3 | 4.5% | 2 | 5.9% | 3 | 8.1% | 1 | 1.7% |
Meningitis | 4 | 4.0% | 3 | 4.5% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 3 | 5.0% |
Infanticide | 3 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 8.8% | 3 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Cardiovascular | 3 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.0% |
Diabetes Related | 3 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.0% |
Gun shot wound | 2 | 2.0% | 2 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.7% |
Drug Related | 2 | 2.0% | 2 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.3% |
Kidney Failure | 2 | 2.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.7% |
Anaphylaxis | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
Anemia | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Burns | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
Cerebral Palsy | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Cervical Cancer | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
GI bleeding | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
Liver Cirrhosis | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Neonatal Sepsis | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Premature baby | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
Septicaemia | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
Other Traumatic Injury | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% |