Influences of socio-demographic and social context risk factors on labor force aged mortality from communicable disease.
OBJECTIVE
Study the influences of socio-demographic and social context risk factors on labor force aged mortality from communicable disease.


METHODS
A sample of 28,298 individuals were used to build a piece-wise exponential hazard model. Investigation of the cause of death used "verbal autopsy".


RESULTS
It was found that more males are likely to die than females (Exp. = 1.54, S.E. = 0.19). Mortality risk for those who work is lower than for the jobless while mortality risk for laborers is greater than for the jobless (Exp. = 2.80, S.E. = 0.54). Migrants are more likely to die than those who have not migrated (Exp. = 12.68, S.E. = 0.22). People who live in households with debt are more likely to die than those who live in debt-free households (Exp. = 1.21, S.E. = 0. 17). Environmental problems and drinking water quality have significant positive relationship with death due to communicable disease.


CONCLUSIONS
A health prevention plan for individual, household, and community level for this labor force aged population needs to be provided.
Polprasert
Warangkana
W
School of Health Science, Sukothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. pwarang_p@yahoo.com
Sawangdee
Yothin
Y
Porrapakham
Yawarat
Y
Guo
Guang
G
Sirirassamee
Buppha
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D003710:Demography; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology