From: Injury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey
Cause of injury | Total | Males | Females | |||
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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 |