Risk Factors for Mortality among Victims of Provincial Unrest in Southern Thailand

Abstract

     The study aimed to identify the factors associated with those injured due to the unrest during 2004– 2011 in the three southern border provinces and the surrounding districts of Songkhla, Thailand. In total, 13,964 victims were reported including 4,142 (29.7%) fatalities. Logistic regression showed that males were 2.32 times more likely to die than females while Muslims were 1.45 times more likely to die than non-Muslims. Victims working for the police or military had a lower risk of mortality than other occupations (1.9 times). Victims who had been injured by a gunshot or other causes had a higher risk of mortality than those who were affected by a bomb blast.