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. 2014 Nov 30;12:168. doi: 10.1186/s12955-014-0168-2

Table 1.

Participant demographics

Construct validity Reliability of modalities
N = 233 (%) N = 44 (%)
Respondent Self-report 140 (60) 11 (25)
Parent proxy report 93 (40) 33 (75)
Treatment Emergency department 178 (76) 0
Admitted 1-3 days 31 (13) 21 (48)
Admitted 4+ days 24 (10) 22 (50)
Unknown 0 1 (2)
Age of injured child (years) 0-2 31 (13) 6 14)
2-4 50 (21) 9 (20)
5-7 40 (17) 5 (11)
8-12 62 (27) 11 (25)
13-16 50 (21) 14 (32)
Sex of injured child Boy 144 (62) 26 (59)
Girl 89 (38) 18 (41)
Injury type Head injury 36 (15) 3 (7)
Upper extremities fracture 48 (21) 5 (11)
Lower extremities fracture 18 (8) 6 (14)
Dislocation, sprain and strain 23 (10) 3 (7)
Minor external 36 (15) 1 (2)
Internal organ 2 (1) 1 (2)
Facial 3 (1) 0
Other* 67 (29) 25 (57)
Family income Above national median 170 (73) 20 (45)
Below national median 51 (22) 13 (30)
Not specified 12 (5) 11 (25)

*Includes open wounds, burns, injury to nerves, dental injury, poisoning, and asphyxia.