Table 2:

Gender-wise comparison of responses regarding types of injuries during sports

Type of injuries
			Bruise	Cut lip, cheek, tongue	Broken tooth/ avulsed tooth	Facial bonefracture	Loss of consciousness/concussion
Sex	Males	n	115	208	133	106	48
		%	40.4%	73.0%	46.7%	37.2%	16.8%
	Females	n	32	57	31	37	19
		%	40.0%	71.3%	38.8%	46.3%	23.8%
Total		n	147	265	164	143	67
		%	40.3%	72.6%	44.9%	39.2%	18.4%
p-value			0.948. NS	0.885, NS	0.407, NS	0.337, NS	0.360, NS

No statistically significant difference was found among male and female coaches regarding frequencies of various types of sports injuries. The most common type of injury reported by both male and female coaches was ‘Cut lip, cheek, tongue’, followed by ‘Broken tooth/avulsed tooth’