Table 3.
Relation between patient/injury characteristics and time of reporting to the hospital after sustaining an injury
| Characteristic | Time of reporting to the hospital | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (within 24 hours) | Late (after 24 hours) | ||||
| Gender | 0.08 | 0.88 | |||
| Male | 51(44.7) | 63(55.3) | 114 | ||
| Female | 29(42.4) | 39(57.4) | 68 | ||
| Occupation | 28.6 | <0.001 | |||
| Public/civil servant | 17(73.9) | 6(26.1) | 23 | ||
| Retired | 7(58.3) | 5(41.7) | 12 | ||
| Children/Student/pupil | 40(52.6) | 36(47.4) | 76 | ||
| Fishing | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | 2 | ||
| Artisans | 3(33.3) | 6(66.7) | 9 | ||
| Trading | 9(30.0) | 21(70.0) | 30 | ||
| Farming | 3(10.0) | 27(90.0) | 30 | ||
| Type of injury | 16.2 | <0.001 | |||
| Non-mechanical globe | 8(88.9) | 1(11.1) | 9 | ||
| Non-globe | 16(69.6) | 7(30.4) | 23 | ||
| Mechanical globe | 56(37.3) | 94(62.7) | 150 | ||
| Place of injury | 29.8 | <0.001 | |||
| Sports/recreation | 5(100.0) | 0(0.0) | 5 | ||
| Home | 41(64.1) | 23(35.9) | 64 | ||
| Road | 12(44.4) | 15(55.6) | 27 | ||
| School | 10(35.7) | 18(64.3) | 28 | ||
| Work | 10(19.6) | 41(80.4) | 51 | ||
| Agent of injury | 12.8 | 0.005 | |||
| Chemical | 9(100.0) | 0(0.0) | 9 | ||
| Sharp | 17(44.7) | 21(55.3) | 38 | ||
| Blunt | 29(40.8) | 42(59.2) | 71 | ||
| Projectile | 3(33.3) | 6(66.7) | 9 | ||
| Thermal/radiation | 0(0.0) | 1(100.0) | 1 | ||