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. 2011 Jun;11(2):255–261.

Table 4.

Distribution of injuries causing admission by cause and gender, Kisumu, western Kenya, January–December, 2003

Gender

Cause of Injury TotalN=1010 Malen=659 (65.2) Femalen=351 (34.8) OR (95% CI) P-Value
RTC 500 (49.5) 330 (50.3) 167 (47.7) 1.11 (0.85 to 1.45) 0.434
Assault 153 (15.1) 120 (18.2) 33 (9.4) 2.22 (1.45 to 3.41) <0.001
Falls 103 (10.2) 71 (10.8) 32 (9.1) 1.21 (0.76 to 1.92) 0.402
SII 101 (10.0) 63 (9.6) 38(10.9) 0.87 (0.56 to 1.36) 0.529
Burns 71 (7.0) 30 (4.6) 41 (11.4) 0.32 (0.19 to 0.55) <0.001
Poisoning 67 (6.6) 34 (5.2) 33 (9.4) 0.51 (0.30 to 0.86) 0.007
Dog bite 4 (0.4) 2(0.2) 2 (0.6) 0.53 (0.05 to 5.29) 0.995
Cuts 2 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.3) 0.53 (0.01 to 19.51) 0.651
STI 2 (0.2) 2 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Others 7 (0.7) 4 (0.6) 3 (0.9) 0.71 (0.13 to 4.00) 0.653

RTC= Road Traffic Crashes SII, Self-Inflicted Injuries OR=odds ratio CI=confidence interval STI, Soft Tissue Injuries Figures in parenthesis are percents