Table 1.
Patients demographics according to age group
| Demographic characteristics | Age groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65 + | Total: | p value | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 2185(70) | 6322(73) | 4089(60) | 2202(34) | 14798(59) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 933(30) | 2333(27) | 2761(40) | 4277(66) | 10304(41) | |
| Area | ||||||
| Capital | 1755(56) | 4651(54) | 3298(48) | 3048(47) | 12752(51) | < 0.001 |
| Region | 1365(44) | 4001(46) | 3554(52) | 3431(53) | 12351(49) | |
| Mode of Arrival | ||||||
| Walk-in | 2025(65) | 5773(67) | 4381(64) | 3926(61) | 16105(64) | < 0.001 |
| Ambulance | 1017(33) | 2630(30) | 2282(33) | 2381(37) | 8310(33) | |
| Referral from a medical facility | 54(2) | 172(2) | 139(2) | 139(2) | 504(2) | |
| Unknown | 24(1) | 77(1) | 50(1) | 33(1) | 184(1) | |
| Intent | ||||||
| Unintentional | 2647(85) | 7206(83) | 5903(86) | 5832(91) | 21618(86) | < 0.001 |
| Assault | 45(1) | 145(2) | 57(1) | 18(0) | 265(1) | |
| Intentional self-harm | 46(1) | 124(1) | 62(1) | 26(0) | 258(1) | |
| Undetermined intent and other | 381(12) | 1179(14) | 830(12) | 571(9) | 2961(12) | |
| Outcome | ||||||
| Completed treatment | 2931(94) | 8029(93) | 6368(93) | 5945(92) | 23273(93) | < 0.001 |
| Referral | 118(4) | 383(4) | 287(4) | 247(4) | 1035(4) | |
| Death | 15(0) | 66(1) | 94(1) | 204(3) | 379(1) | |
| Discontinued treatment | 55(2) | 174(2) | 103(1) | 83(1) | 415(2) | |