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Table 2 Prevalence and characteristics of past year proxy-reported injuries among household members (all ages) of study participants (n = 11186)

From: Injuries in Aleppo, Syria; first population-based estimates and characterization of predominant types

 

Children (<18 years) n = 6494

Adults (>18 years) n = 4692

Overall

Total number of past year injuries and rate (per 1000)*

142 (22.0)

94 (19.7)

236 (21)

Gender

   Male

94 (29)

64 (26)

158 (28)

   Female

48 (15)**

30 (13)**

78 (14)**

SES

   Lower tertile

61 (25)

38 (24)

99 (25)

   Middle tertile

53 (23)

31 (18)

84 (20)

   Higher tertile

28 (17)

25 (18)

53 (17)

Place of injury (% of all injuries)

   Home

74 (52.1)

35 (37.2)

109 (46.2)

   Outside

68 (47.9)

59 (62.8)**

127 (53.8)

Type of injury (total number and rate per 1000)*

Traffic

   Outcome (non-weighted % of total)

47 (6.9)

37 (7.7)

84 (7.3)

Recovery

40 (85.1)

31 (83.8)

71 (84.5)

Disability (temporary)

3 (6.4)

5 (13.5)

8 (9.5)

Disability (prolonged)

3 (6.4)

1 (2.7)

4 (4.8)

Death

1 (2.1)

0 (0)

1 (1.2)

Fall

   Outcome (non-weighted % of total)

31 (5.0)

13 (3.0)

44 (4.2)

Recovery

24 (77.4)

8 (61.5)

32 (72.7)

Disability (temporary)

6 (19.4)

4 (30.8)

10 (22.7)

Disability (prolonged)

1 (3.2)

1 (7.7)

2 (4.5)

Death

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Poisoning (food)

   Outcome (non-weighted % of total)

50 (8.0)

32 (6.6)

82 (7.4)

Recovery

50 (100)

32 (100)

82 (100)

Disability (temporary)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Disability (prolonged)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Death

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Sharp tool, burn, drowning, electric and others

   Outcome (non-weighted % of total)

14 (2.0)

12 (2.3)

26 (2.2)

Recovery

7 (50.0)

8 (66.7)

15 (57.7)

Disability (temporary)

1 (7.1)

1 (8.3)

2 (7.7)

Disability (prolonged)

6 (42.9)

3 (25.0)

9 (34.6)

Death

0 (0)

0

0 (0)

  1. *All prevalence estimates are calculated from the weighted sample as described in the analysis section.
  2. **p ≤ 0.05 according to Ch2 analysis for the relation between injuries and socio-demographic variables (columns)