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Table 7.

Statistical association between primary outcomes and selected variables

Demographic data	Delay in referral ≥ 72 h	Presence of infection
Age	NS (0.583)^a	NS (0.323)^a
Sex	NS (0.898)^a	Sig. (0.011)^a
Distance between BOC and referring facility	Sig. (0.002)^b	NS (0.579)^b
Mode of transportation	Sig. (0.033)^b	NS (0.839)^b
Data from 2008 or 2009	Sig. (0.000)^a	NS (0.802)^a
Presence of HIV/AIDS, TB	NS (0.388)^a	NS (0.243)^b
Referred from hospital with trauma training	Sig. (0.024)^a	NS (1.000)^a
Delay in referral	N/A	NS (0.713)^a
Type of injury	NS (0.124)^b	Sig. (0.000)^b
Mechanism of injury	Sig (0.020)^b	Sig (0.014)^b
Site of injury	NS (0.920)^b	NS (0.402)^b
Open vs. closed (2009 only)	NS (0.690)^a	Sig. (0.000)^a
Presence of infection	NS (0.713)^a	N/A

BOC Bedford Orthopaedic Center, HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, TB tuberculosis, NS not significant, Sig significant, N/A not applicable

^aFischer’s exact test

^bPearson chi-square test