Table 1.
Frequency distribution of demographic features of cases of assault in the year 2020
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Mean age±SD | 33.74±11.9 |
| Median (IQR) | 30.5 (25.0–41.25) |
| Minimum–maximum age (years) | 15–70 |
| Mean reporting time (days) | 4.7±9.2 |
| Minimum–maximum reporting time | 1 h–60 days |
| Median (IQR) | 2 days (1.0–3.0) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 72 (83.7) |
| Female | 14 (16.3) |
| On job | 42 (48.8) |
| Jobless | 42 (48.8) |
| Retired | 2 (2.3) |
| Skilled | 43 (50.0) |
| Unskilled job | 41 (47.7) |
| Education | |
| No schooling | 27 (31.4) |
| Primary | 23 (26.7) |
| Secondary | 20 (23.3) |
| Graduation | 15 (17.4) |
| Postgraduation | 1 (1.2) |
| Domestic violence | 19 (22.1) |
| Place of assault | |
| Home | 32 (37.2) |
| Street | 27 (31.4) |
| Workplace | 18 (20.9) |
| Neighborhood | 5 (5.8) |
| Shopping | 4 (4.7) |
| Etiology | |
| Fist/hand | 46 (53.3) |
| Wooden rod/stick | 15 (17.4) |
| Nonspecific metallic object | 10 (11.7) |
| Stone | 7 (8.1) |
| Pipe | 3 (3.5) |
| Vitrolage | 2 (2.3) |
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range