Table 3.
Description of the serious injuries that has happened to the study participants
| Type of injury | Age group | Sex | Total (N = 3262) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–15 years (N = 2196) | 16–17 years (N = 977) | Male (N = 1437) | Female (N = 1805) | |||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Cut or stab wound | 134 | 6.1 | 41 | 4.2 | 113 | 7.9 | 65 | 3.6 | 181 | 5.5 |
| Broken bone/ dislocated joint | 121 | 5.5 | 49 | 5.0 | 116 | 8.1 | 57 | 3.2 | 173 | 5.3 |
| Concussion/ Head injury | 34 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.6 | 22 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.9 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Burns | 19 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.7 |
| Poisoned | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.4 |
| Something else | 229 | 10.4 | 139 | 14.2 | 205 | 14.3 | 176 | 9.8 | 381 | 11.7 |