Table 1 Prevalence and characteristics of past year self-reported injuries among respondents (18–65 years) in Aleppo-Syria (n = 2038)
Men (n = 921) | Women (n = 1117) | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of past year injuries and rate (per 1000)* | 82 (93.1) | 71 (64.4)** | 153 (77.3) |
Age | |||
18–29 years | 31 (101) | 28 (65) | 59 (80) |
30–45 years | 40 (118) | 33 (73) | 73 (93) |
46–65 years | 11 (53)† | 10 (47) | 21 (50)† |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 9 (55) | 13 (32) | 22 (39) |
≤ 9 years | 52 (103) | 43 (77) | 95 (90) |
> 9 years | 21 (90) | 15 (73) | 36 (81) |
SES | |||
Lower tertile | 18 (102) | 37 (53) | 55 (63) |
Middle tertile | 38 (101) | 22 (77) | 60 (89) |
Higher tertile | 26 (83) | 12 (70) | 38 (78) |
Place of injury (non-weighted % of all injuries) | |||
Home | 22 (26.8) | 37 (52.1) | 59 (38.6) |
Outside | 60 (73.2)† | 34 (47.9) | 94 (61.4)† |
Type of injury (number and rate per 1000)* | |||
Traffic | |||
Outcome (non-weighted % of total) | 27 (30.6) | 18 (19.2)** | 45 (24.3) |
Recovery | 24 (88.9) | 18 (100) | 42 (93.3) |
Disability (temporary) | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.4) |
Disability (prolonged) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) |
Fall | |||
Outcome (non-weighted % of total) | 20 (24.2) | 22 (20.2) | 42 (22.0) |
Recovery | 15 (75) | 18 (81.8) | 33 (78.6) |
Disability (temporary) | 3 (15) | 3 (13.6) | 6 (14.3) |
Disability (prolonged) | 2 (10) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (7.1) |
Poisoning (food) | |||
Outcome (non-weighted % of total) | 26 (28.2) | 30 (24.2) | 56 (26.0) |
Recovery | 26 (100) | 30 (100) | 56 (100) |
Disability (temporary) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Disability (prolonged) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Fire arm, sharp tool, burn, electric and others | |||
Outcome (non-weighted % of total) | 9 (10.2) | 1 (0.7)** | 10 (5.0) |
Recovery | 6 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 6 (60) |
Disability (temporary) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) |
Disability (prolonged) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (100) | 3 (30) |