Table 3.
Association of select variables with the risk of non-fatal road traffic injuries (RTI) using 12-month recall period among children aged 5–14 years using multiple logistic regression.
| Variable | Total (2809) | Number with overall RTI (% of total) | Odds ratio for non-fatal RTI in the last 12 months (95% confidence interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | As cycle user | As pedestrian | |||
| Age group (years)* | |||||
| 5–9 | 1425 | 99 (6.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 10–14 | 1384 | 138 (10) | 1.03 (0.74–1.43) | 1.61 (0.989–2.66) | 0.82 (0.54–1.26) |
| Sex† | |||||
| Boy | 1460 | 158 (10.8) | 1.24 (0.90–1.69) | 1.94 (1.16–3.25) | 0.93 (0.61–1.40) |
| Girl | 1349 | 79 (5.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Per capita monthly household income quartiles‡ | |||||
| US$ <14.2 | 1081 | 86 (8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| US$ 14.2–25 | 674 | 60 (8.9) | 1.08 (0.75–1.57) | 1.05 (0.60–1.83) | 1.07 (0.64–1.79) |
| US$ >25–48.5 | 531 | 57 (10.7) | 1.24 (0.81–1.88) | 1.37 (0.75–2.51) | 1.06 (0.57–1.94) |
| US$ >48.5 | 433 | 31 (7.2) | 0.76 (0.42–1.38) | 0.97 (0.42–2.22) | 0.26 (0.08–0.86) |
| Currently in school§ | |||||
| Yes | 2595 | 213 (8.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 214 | 24 (11.2) | 1.20 (0.71–2.04) | 0.79 (0.35–1.77) | 1.81 (0.88–3.70) |
| Average number of trips on road per day# | |||||
| 0–5 | 460 | 20 (4.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 6–15 | 1840 | 145 (7.9) | 1.34 (0.74–2.42) | 1.18 (0.47–2.92) | 2.21 (0.79–6.20) |
| >15 | 509 | 72 (14.1) | 2.18 (1.07–4.46) | 1.99 (0.68–5.85) | 4.02 (1.24–13.04) |
| Average number of hours on road per day** | |||||
| ≤1.30 | 744 | 38 (5.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >1.30–3.00 | 1543 | 128 (8.3) | 1.36 (0.86–2.13) | 1.84 (0.92–3.68) | 1.12 (0.57–2.22) |
| >3.00 | 522 | 71 (13.6) | 1.97 (1.10–3.51) | 1.87 (0.77–4.51) | 1.67 (0.71–3.91) |
| Can ride a cycle†† | |||||
| No | 1764 | 96 (5.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Not applicable |
| Yes | 1045 | 141 (13.5) | 2.45 (1.75–3.42) | 8.80 (4.62–16.75) | |
| Currently drives a motorised two-wheeled vehicle‡‡ | |||||
| No | 2724 | 215 (7.9) | 1.00 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Yes | 85 | 22 (25.9) | 2.83 (1.60–5.00) | ||
| Mother's education level§§ | |||||
| No education | 893 | 69 (7.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Class 1–10 | 1289 | 123 (9.5) | 1.47 (1.03–2.08) | 0.95 (0.57–1.58) | 2.09 (1.26–3.47) |
| More than class 10 | 541 | 41 (7.6) | 1.22 (0.70–2.13) | 1.02 (0.48–2.20) | 1.66 (0.68–4.08) |
| Mother working status## | |||||
| Not working | 702 | 63 (9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Working | 2014 | 169 (8.4) | 0.98 (0.71–1.36) | 0.78 (0.48–1.26) | 1.34 (0.85–2.13) |
| Number of siblings*** | |||||
| None | 175 | 19 (10.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 884 | 80 (9) | 0.82 (0.47–1.45) | 0.67 (0.31–1.45) | 1.19 (0.44–3.19) |
| 2 or more | 1707 | 137 (8) | 0.62 (0.35–1.09) | 0.56 (0.26–1.21) | 0.86 (0.33–2.28) |
Chi-square test for significance: p = 0.004, <0.001, and <0.001 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.
Chi-square test for significance: p < 0.001.
Data not available for 90 children; Chi-square test for significance: p = 0.182, 0.236, and 0.001 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.
Chi-square test for significance: p = 0.128, 0.654, and 0.440 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.
Chi-square test for significance: p < 0.001, 0.419, and 0.137 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.
Chi-square test for significance: p < 0.001 for overall and pedestrian, and 0.003 for cycle user.
Chi-square test for significance: p < 0.001 for overall and cycle user.
Chi-square test for significance: p < 0.001 for overall.
Data not available for 86 children; Chi-square test for significance: p = 0.218, 0.071, and 0.024 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.
Data not available for 93 children; Chi-square test for significance: p = 0.634, 0.597, and 0.252 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.
Data not available for 43 children; Chi-square test for significance: p = 0.354, 0.686, and 0.294 for overall, cycle user and pedestrian, respectively.