Table 3 Distribution of reported place and types of injury for persons over five years of age by gender and urban/rural residence in Pakistan (NHSP, 1990–94)
Variables | Overall | Females (n = 7676) | Males (n = 7345) | Urban (n = 5458) | Rural (n = 9620) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent (SE) | |||||||
Place of injuries | |||||||
Home | 41.8 (2.6) | 65.4 (2.8) | 28.2 (3.6) | ** | 40.3 (2.7) | 42.8 (4.0) | * |
Road traffic/Street | 37.6(2.7) | 22.6 (2.9) | 46.2 (3.8) | 41.1 (2.8) | 35.2 (4.1) | ||
Workplace/farm/fields | 13.0(1.6) | 6.9 (1.7) | 16.5 (2.1) | 8.1 (1.8) | 16.3 (2.4) | ||
School | 3.2(0.8) | 3.8 (1.2) | 2.9 (0.8) | 5.7 (1.4) | 1.5 (0.7) | ||
Others | 4.4(0.9) | 1.3 (0.8) | 6.2 (1.3) | 4.8 (1.1) | 4.2 (1.3) | ||
Type of injuries | |||||||
Fall | 48.6(2.8) | 62.8 (2.8) | 40.5 (3.6) | ** | 52.6 (4.5) | 45.9 (3.7) | * |
Poisoning | 7.1(3.0) | 3.2 (1.1) | 9.4 (4.6) | 1.9 (1.0) | 10.6 (5.0) | ||
Burn | 3.2(0.6) | 5.1 (1.3) | 2.1 (0.8) | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.0 (0.8) | ||
Other* | 41.1(2.96) | 28.9 (2.7) | 48.0 (4.1) | 41.9 (4.9) | 40.5 (3.7) | ||