Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali Accident and Emergency
| Total Patients | Discharged | Died | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | (N = 670) | (n = 608) | (n = 62) | P Value |
| Age | ||||
| <20 years | 89 (13.1) | 84 (94.4) | 5 (5.6) | <0.05* |
| 20–30 years | 283 (41.7) | 260 (91.9) | 23 (8.1) | |
| 31–40 years | 197 (29.0) | 179 (90.9) | 18 (9.1) | |
| 41–50 years | 62 (9.1) | 57 (91.9) | 5 (8.1) | |
| >50 years | 48 (7.1) | 37 (77.1) | 11 (22.9) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 540 (81.0) | 484 (89.6) | 56 (10.4) | <0.05* |
| Female | 127 (19.0) | 121 (95.3) | 6 (4.7) | |
| Alcohol use | ||||
| Yes | 152 (22.8) | 145 (95.4) | 7 (4.6) | <0.05* |
| No | 514 (77.2) | 461 (89.7) | 53 (10.3) | |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||
| RTC | 414 (63.3) | 375 (90.6) | 39 (9.4) | 0.57 |
| Fall | 77 (11.8) | 71 (92.2) | 6 (7.8) | |
| Assault | 163 (24.9) | 152 (93.3) | 11 (6.7) | |
| RTC vehicle | ||||
| Pedestrian | 102 (24.6) | 93 (91.2) | 9 (8.8) | 0.17 |
| Bicycle | 31 (7.5) | 27 (87.1) | 4 (12.9) | |
| Motorcycle | 153 (37.0) | 142 (92.8) | 11 (7.2) | |
| Car | 118 (28.5) | 106 (89.8) | 12 (10.2) | |
| Bus | 10 (2.4) | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | |
| Helmet use | ||||
| Yes | 128 (84.8) | 120 (93.8) | 8 (6.2) | 0.25 |
| No | 23 (15.2) | 20 (87.0) | 3 (13.0) | |
Data are presented as number (%). RTC, road traffic crash.
*
Statistically significant P value.