Population trends related to injury from explosive munitions in Lao PDR (1964–2008): a retrospective analysis

Table 6 Logistic regression analysis of case fatality during the post-conflict period (1980–2008)

Outcome		OR	P. value	95% CI
Gender	Male	1.14	0.039	1.006	1.303
Gender	^aFemale	1.00
Cause of Accident	Bombed by plane	1.04	0.85	0.660	1.651
	Collecting Food Water or Wood	0.59	0.00	0.499	0.703
	Disturbed by animals	0.67	0.00	0.550	0.833
	Gun Violence	1.35	0.00	1.134	1.602
	Making Fire	0.31	0.00	0.260	0.367
	Playing	0.63	0.00	0.523	0.770
	Scrap Collection	1.02	0.90	0.689	1.526
	Tampering	0.71	0.00	0.569	0.885
	Travelling	0.98	0.81	0.834	1.152
	Warfare	0.81	0.01	0.687	0.956
	Farming or Gardening	0.74	0.00	0.635	0.856
	Suicide	11.56	0.01	1.493	89.631
	^aDoing nothing/ Bystander
UXO type	Bombie	0.93	0.32	0.811	1.071
	Artillery shell	0.76	0.00	0.648	0.892
	Big Bomb	1.09	0.62	0.774	1.541
	Small Bomb	0.92	0.64	0.647	1.311
	Grenade	0.77	0.00	0.651	0.909
	Mortar	0.67	0.00	0.552	0.811
	Rocket	0.65	0.00	0.515	0.813
	Fuse	0.20	0.00	0.121	0.341
	White Phosphor Bomb	0.33	0.00	0.148	0.751
	Other	0.62	0.00	0.540	0.713
	Unknown	0.96	0.70	0.780	1.178
	^aLandmine	1.00
Provinces	Attapeu	2.43	0.00	1.537	3.855
	Bokeo	1.89	0.01	1.132	3.163
	Bolikhamxay	1.62	0.04	1.032	2.570
	Champasack	1.87	0.00	1.184	2.947
	Huaphan	1.41	0.12	0.910	2.175
	Khammuane	2.04	0.00	1.313	3.183
	Luang Namtha	1.91	0.01	1.167	3.136
	Luang Prabang	0.97	0.90	0.616	1.529
	Oudomxay	0.94	0.81	0.589	1.516
	Saravan	2.00	0.00	1.286	3.124
	Savannakhet	2.53	0.00	1.662	3.866
	Sekong	1.86	0.01	1.157	3.007
	Vientiane Capital	0.33	0.00	0.181	0.604
	Vientiane province	1.780	0.01	1.119	2.832
	Xayabouly	0.86	0.53	0.547	1.368
	Xiengkhouang	1.41	0.11	0.921	2.152
	^aPhongsaly	1.00

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