Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Fall Injury at AaBET Hospital (n=331) from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
| Variables | Frequency (%) | Outcomes of Fall Injuries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alive n (%) | Death n (%) | ||||
| Mean ±SD | 40.87±19.5 Years | ||||
| Age | 15–30 | 137(41.4%) | 125(37.8%) | 12(3.6%) | |
| 31–45 | 85(25.7%) | 76(23.0%) | 9(2.7%) | ||
| 46–64 | 53(16.0%) | 45(13.6%) | 8(2.4%) | ||
| ≥65 | 56(16.9%) | 38(11.5%) | 18(5.4%) | ||
| Sex | Male | 207(62.6%) | 175(52.9%) | 32(9.7%) | |
| Female | 124(37.4%) | 109(32.9%) | 15(4.5%) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 197(59.5%) | 164(49.5%) | 33(10.0%) | |
| Single | 102(30.8%) | 94(28.4%) | 8(2.4%) | ||
| Widowed/ Divorced | 32 (9. 6%) | 26(7.8%) | 6(1.8%) | ||
| Occupation | Government employee | 65(19.6%) | 61(18.4%) | 4(1.2%) | |
| Merchant | 53(16.0%) | 45(13.6%) | 8(2.4%) | ||
| Farmer | 44(13.3%) | 33(10.0%) | 11(3.3%) | ||
| Daily laborer | 46(13.9%) | 44(13.3%) | 2(0.6%) | ||
| House wife | 86(26.0%) | 75(22.7%) | 11(3.3%) | ||
| Other* | 37(11.2%) | 26(7.9%) | 11(3.3%) | ||
| Residence area | Urban | 253(76.5%) | 221(66.8%) | 32(9.7%) | |
| Rural | 78(23.5%) | 63(19.0%) | 15(4.5%) | ||
Note: *Pensioner, jobless.