Table 2 |
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Hospitalization of the deceased (19–59 years old) prior to mortality |
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| Gender |
Number of deceased |
% of total dead |
Source of income when alive |
HospitalizationA |
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| Waged |
Business |
Farming/other |
Number hospitalized |
Number not hospitalized |
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| Male |
21 |
60 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
19 (90%) |
2 (10%) |
| Female |
14 |
40 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
9 (64%) |
5 (36%) |
| Total |
35 |
100 |
14 |
8 |
13 |
28 (80%) |
7 (20%) |
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Note: (A) Stayed at a hospital at least one day. Source: In-depth interviews with 25 purposively-selected households in Siaya district, interviewed by Opiyo in 2000 |
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Opiyo et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:8 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-8 |
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