Table 3.
Prevalence and characteristics of unintentional childhood injuries (n=283)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Experienced injury during lifetime | |
| No | 191 (67.5) |
| Yes | 92 (32.5) |
| Experienced injury during the past 12 months | |
| No | 213 (75.3) |
| Yes | 70 (24.7) |
| Total number of injuries sustained in the past 12 months | |
| One | 51 (72.9) |
| More than one | 19 (27.1) |
| Last injury: Cause of injury | |
| Suffocation | 1 (1.4) |
| Sharp cut | 3 (4.3) |
| Poisoning | 1 (1.4) |
| Others | 3 (4.3) |
| Motor vehicle accident | 2 (2.9) |
| Fall | 44 (62.9) |
| Burns | 16 (22.9) |
| Last injury: Place of injury | |
| Outside home | 18 (25.7) |
| Inside home | 52 (74.3) |
| Last injury: disability due to injury | |
| Temporary | 21 (30.0) |
| Permanent | 1 (1.4) |
| None | 48 (68.6) |
| Last injury: Treatment given for injury | |
| None | 16 (22.9) |
| Home remedy | 21 (30.0) |
| Treated as outpatient | 28 (40.0) |
| Admitted in hospital | 5 (7.1) |
| Last injury: Time taken to return to normal activity after injury | |
| Immediately | 36 (51.4) |
| 1-7 days | 19 (27.1) |
| >7 days | 15 (21.4) |
For lifetime and past 12 months’ injury prevalence, the n is 283, for injury-related variables pertaining to the past 12 months, the n is 70. Columns total will not add up to the total n in case of missing information