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Table 1 Cause of nonfatal injury by sex in the urban and rural areas

From: Injury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey

Cause of injury

Total

Males

Females

 

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Urban (Dar es Salaam)

      

Total

206

100

136

100

70

100

Transport injuries

68

33.0

43

31.6

25

35.7

Falls

56

27.2

35

25.7

21

30.0

Cuts/stabs

38

18.5

26

19.1

12

17.1

Burn

12

5.8

6

4.4

6

8.5

Struck by object

12

5.8

10

7.4

2

2.9

Animal bites

4

1.9

3

2.2

1

1.4

Assault

7

3.4

4

2.9

3

4.3

Other

9

4.4

9

6.7

0

0

Rural (Hai)

      

Total

303

100

177

100

126

100

Transport injuries

23

7.6

22

12.4

1

0.8

Falls

83

27.4

49

27.7

34

26.9

Cuts/stabs

149

49.2

77

43.5

72

57.1

Burns

18

5.9

8

4.5

10

7.9

Struck by object

11

3.6

11

6.2

0

0.0

Animal bites

6

1.9

4

2.3

2

1.6

Assault

3

0.9

3

1.7

0

0

Other

10

3.3

9

5.1

1

0.8