Table 1.
Aetiology of machete cut fractures by demographic characteristics and location.
| Aetiology | Total (%) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accidental (%) | Armed robbery (%) | Assault (%) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 0–17 | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (8.8) | 0.002 |
| 18–39 | 1 (1.6) | 21 (33.3) | 41 (65.1) | 63(69.2) | |
| 40–65 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (42.9) | 8 (51.1) | 14 (15.5) | |
| > 65 | 1 ((16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (6.7) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 5 (6.0) | 25 (30.1) | 53 (63.9) | 83 (91.2) | 0.447 |
| Female | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (8.8) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Students | 3 (11.1) | 3 (11.1) | 21 (77.8) | 27 ( 29.7) | 0.029 |
| Farmers | 1 (4.3) | 6 (26.1) | 16 (69.6) | 23 (25.3) | |
| Traders | 1 (6.7) | 6 (40.0) | 8 (53.3) | 15 (16.5) | |
| Artisan | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 8 (8.8) | |
| Drivers | 0 (0.0) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.0) | 8 (8.8) | |
| Civil servants | 0 (0.0) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (5.5) | |
| Police/security agents | 0 (0.0) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (4.4) | |
| House wives | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Location | |||||
| Rural | 3 (6.1) | 12 (24.5) | 34 (69.4) | 49 (53.8) | 0.264 |
| Urban | 2 (4.8) | 17 (40.5) | 23 (54.8) | 42 (46.2) | |