From: Quality of death notification forms in North West Bank/Palestine: a descriptive study
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) | |
<1 | 32 (5.9%) |
1–29 | 53 (9.7%) |
30–49 | 51 (9.5%) |
>50 | 410 (75%) |
Residency | |
City | 155 (28.3%) |
Village | 346 (63.3%) |
Camp | 46 (8.4%) |
Gender | |
Male | 288 (52.6%) |
Female | 259 (47.1%) |
Location of death | |
Governmental Hospital | 264 (48.2%) |
Non-governmental Hospital | 71 (13.0%) |
Home/clinic | 212 (38.8%) |
Notifying physician | |
Resident | 260 (47.5%) |
Specialist | 102 (18.6%) |
Forensic | 37 (6.8%) |
General practitioners | 148 (27.1%) |