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% |