Table 1. Characteristics of study sample.
Characteristics | N | % | |
Gender | |||
Male | 30 | 86 | |
Age | |||
Mean = 42.7 years (SD = 17.5) | |||
Occupation | |||
Business/Service | 13 | 37 | |
Farmer | 7 | 20 | |
Labourer | 6 | 17 | |
Boda-Boda Driver* | 5 | 14 | |
None | 4 ** | 11 | |
Annual Income | |||
Median = $1200 USD, IQR = ($276 - $4040) | |||
Mechanism of Injury | |||
Multi-vehicle trauma | 13 | 37 | |
Pedestrian–vehicle trauma | 10 | 29 | |
Single-vehicle trauma | 5 | 14 | |
Fall from standing | 4 | 11 | |
Gun shot wound | 2 | 6 | |
Violence (non-gun) | 1 | 3 | |
Time from Injury to Admission | |||
Less than 24 hrs | 24 | 69 | |
24 – 48 hrs | 2 | 6 | |
48-72 hrs | 1 | 3 | |
3 – 10 days | 5 | 14 | |
More than 10 days | 3 | 9 |
(n = 35).
*Boda-Bodas are motorcycles used to taxi people.
** 3 of 4 of these participants were aged ≥64 years.