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. 2011 Jan 5;11:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-8

Table 1.

Age Groups and Sex Distribution of Children by Maltreatment Strata

Sex and Age Groups Definitive Code Possible Code Unintentional Injury Code Total
n Col% n Col% n Col% n Col%
Males
 <1 39 48.1 8 11.1 9 3.0 56 12.2
 1-5 30 37.0 16 22.2 69 22.6 115 25.1
 6-9 4 4.9 13 18.1 57 18.7 74 16.2
 10-14 7 8.6 27 37.5 93 30.5 127 27.7
 15-17 1 1.2 8 11.1 77 25.2 86 18.8
 Total 81 100 72 100 305 100 458 100

Females
 < 1 31 26.1 8 5.3 9 5.8 48 11.3
 1-5 43 36.1 28 18.5 51 32.7 122 28.6
 6-9 15 12.6 12 7.9 39 25.0 66 15.5
 10-14 22 18.5 57 37.7 29 18.6 108 25.4
 15-17 8 6.7 46 30.5 28 17.9 82 19.2
 Total 119 100 151 100 156 100 426 100

Total
 < 1 70 35.0 16 7.2 18 3.9 104 11.8
 1-5 73 36.5 44 19.7 120 26.0 237 26.8
 6-9 19 9.5 25 11.2 96 20.8 140 15.8
 10-14 29 14.5 84 37.7 122 26.5 235 26.6
 15-17 9 4.5 54 24.2 105 22.8 168 19.0

Total 200 100 223 100 461 100 884 100