From: Injury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey
Factors | Total | All injuries | Major injuries | Minor injuries | |||
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Sample | No. | ORa (95% CI) | No. | ORa (95% CI) | No. | ORa (95% CI) | |
Area | |||||||
Dar es Salaam (Urban) | 8188 | 206 | 1.0 | 68 | 1.0 | 138 | 1.0 |
Hai (Rural) | 7035 | 303 | 1.66 (1.37 – 2.02) | 69 | 1.09 (0.75 – 1.58) | 234 | 1.94 (1.54 – 2.44) |
p < 0.001 | p = 0.65 | p < 0.001 | |||||
Age* | |||||||
0–4 | 1720 | 49 | 1.28 (0.83 – 1.99) | 13 | 0.85 (0.38 – 1.91) | 36 | 1.53 (0.91 – 2.57) |
5–14 | 3711 | 140 | 1.23 (0.98 – 1.56) | 29 | 0.88 (0.56 – 1.40) | 111 | 1.37 (1.04 – 1.79) |
15–44 | 7140 | 212 | 1.0 | 59 | 1.0 | 153 | 1.0 |
45+ | 2651 | 108 | 1.25 (0.97 – 1.59) | 36 | 1.57 (0.99 – 2.47) | 72 | 1.12 (0.84 – 1.50) |
p = 0.20 | p = 0.10 | p = 0.11 | |||||
Sex | |||||||
Females | 7844 | 196 | 1.0 | 56 | 1.0 | 140 | 1.0 |
Males | 7379 | 313 | 1.75 (1.46 – 2.12) | 81 | 1.57 (1.11 – 2.21) | 232 | 1.81 (1.46 – 2.25) |
p < 0.001 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.001 | |||||
Education** | |||||||
None | 3546 | 97 | 1.0 | 30 | 1.0 | 67 | 1.0 |
Primary | 9674 | 362 | 1.50 (1.09 – 2.06) | 92 | 1.02 (0.59 – 1.74) | 270 | 1.77 (1.21 – 2.59) |
Secondary+ | 2001 | 50 | 1.18 (0.77 – 1.82) | 15 | 0.79 (0.37 – 1.71) | 35 | 1.41 (0.84 – 2.36) |
p = 0.01 | p = 0.67 | p < 0.01 | |||||
Poverty quintiles (n = 12320)*** | |||||||
1 (Most poor) | 2471 | 95 | 1.13 (0.82 – 1.56) | 22 | 1.05 (0.56 – 1.96) | 73 | 1.15 (0.80 – 1.66) |
2 | 2462 | 78 | 0.92 (0.66 – 1.29) | 21 | 1.01 (0.52 – 1.97) | 57 | 0.89 (0.61 – 1.32) |
3 | 2466 | 81 | 0.96 (0.69 – 1.32) | 23 | 1.11 (0.61 – 2.01) | 58 | 0.91 (0.62 – 1.32) |
4 | 2462 | 72 | 0.86 (0.61 – 1.22) | 25 | 1.24 (0.67 – 2.29) | 47 | 0.74 (0.49 – 1.12) |
5 (Least poor) | 2459 | 83 | 1.0 | 20 | 1.0 | 63 | 1.0 |
p = 0.49 | p = 0.96 | p = 0.19 |