Table 2.
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of trauma victims among patients visiting Dilchora Hospital, Dire Dawa, January-February, 2013
| Cause of trauma | RTC N (%) | Fall N (%) | Conflict N (%) | Burn N (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Category | |||||
| Sex | Male | 83(61.94%) | 26(50.98%) | 112(68.71%) | 9(26.47%) | 230(60.21%) |
| Female | 51(38.06%) | 25(49.02%) | 51(31.29%) | 25(73.53%) | 152(39.79%) | |
| Total | 134(100%) | 51(100%) | 163(100%) | 34(100%) | 382(100%) | |
| Educational Status | Illiterate | 32(23.88%) | 17(33.33%) | 48(29.44%) | 2(5.88%) | 99(25.9%) |
| Reading and writing only | 9(6.72%) | 3(5.88%) | 4(2.45%) | 4(11.76%) | 20(5.24%) | |
| Grade 1-8 | 39(29.10%) | 15(29.41%) | 48(29.44%) | 19(55.88%) | 121(31.67%) | |
| Secondary school | 28(20.90%) | 14(27.45%) | 43(26.38%) | 8(23.53%) | 93(24.3%) | |
| Diploma and above | 26 (19.40%) | 2(3.92%) | 20(5.24%) | 1(2.94%) | 49(12.81%) | |
| Total | 134(100%) | 51(100%) | 163(100%) | 34(100%) | 382(100%) | |
| Residence | Urban | 91(67.91%) | 25(49.02%) | 100(61.35%) | 23(67.65%) | 239(62.57%) |
| Rural | 43(32.09%) | 26(50.98%) | 63(38.65%) | 11(32.35%) | 143(37.43%) | |
| Total | 134(100%) | 51(100%) | 163(100%) | 34(100%) | 382(100%) | |
| Occupation | Government employee | 25(18.66%) | 3(5.88%) | 15(9.20%) | 1(2.94%) | 44(11.52%) |
| Merchant | 13(6.70%) | 1(1.96%) | 14(8.58%) | 0(0%) | 28(7.33%) | |
| Daily laborer | 4(2.98%) | 5(9.80%) | 12(7.36%) | 0(0%) | 21(5.50%) | |
| Private | 22(16.42%) | 10(19.60%) | 39(23.92%) | 3(8.82%) | 74(19.37%) | |
| Student | 34(25.37%) | 12(23.52%) | 38(9.95%) | 23(67.65%) | 107(28.01%) | |
| House wife | 15(11.19%) | 10(19.60%) | 12(7.36%) | 4(11.76%) | 41(10.73%) | |
| Unemployed | 8(5.97%) | 6(11.76%) | 12(7.36%) | 1(2.94%) | 19(3.97%) | |
| Farmers | 13(9.70%) | 4(7.84%) | 21(12.88%) | 2(5.88%) | 40(10.47%) | |
| Total | 134(100%) | 51(100%) | 163(100%) | 34(100%) | 382(100%) | |
| Age category | <5 | 4(2.98%) | 0(0%) | 1(0.61%) | 2(5.88%) | 7(1.83%) |
| 5-14 | 14(10.45%) | 9(17.64%) | 11(6.74%) | 19(55.88%) | 53(13.87) | |
| 15-49 | 103(76.86%) | 32(62.74%) | 138(84.66%) | 13(38.23%) | 286(74.87%) | |
| 50-64 | 9(6.71%) | 4(7.84%) | 11(6.74%) | 0(0%) | 24(6.28%) | |
| 65+ | 4(2.98%) | 6(11.76%) | 2(1.23%) | 0(0%) | 12(3.14%) | |
| Total N (%) | 134(100%) | 51(100%) | 163(100%) | 34(100%) | 382(100%) | |