Table1. Results of the qualitative variables assessment .
Number (Percent) | ||
Age | ≤30 | 101(49.8%) |
>30 | 102 (50.2%) | |
Educational level | Guidance and high school a | 122 (60.1%) |
High school graduate b and higher | 81 (39.9%) | |
Sex | Female | 4 (2%) |
Male | 199 (98%) | |
Marital status | Single | 54 (26.6%) |
Married | 149 (73.4%) | |
Instrument of injury | Press | 71 (35%) |
Plastic injection | 13 (6.4%) | |
Saw | 23 (11.3%) | |
Cutting | 94 (46.3%) | |
Others | 2 (1%) | |
Injury type | Sharp | 98 (48.3%) |
Blunt | 47 (23.2%) | |
Sharp and blunt | 54 (26.6%) | |
Burning | 1 (0.05%) | |
Missing | 3 (1.5%) | |
Amputation | 20 (9.9%) | |
Dominant hand | Right | 184 (90.6%) |
Left | 19 (9.4%) | |
Location of injury | Right hand | 104 (51.2%) |
Left hand | 96 (47.3%) | |
Both hands | 3 (1.5%) | |
Returned to work | 128 (63.1%) |
a Between 8-12 years of education in school
b At least 12 years of education in school