Table 2 Characteristics of student injury incidents by proportion and percentage
Number of injury | Proportion (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Type of injury | ||
Unintentional | 354 | 97.0 |
Intentional | 11 | 3.0 |
Month of injury | ||
December to February | 58 | 15.9 |
March to May | 80 | 21.9 |
June to August | 133 | 36.4 |
September to November | 94 | 25.8 |
Time of day | ||
Morning | 78 | 21.4 |
Afternoon | 202 | 55.3 |
Evening | 85 | 23.3 |
Location | ||
School | 128 | 35.1 |
Home/Dormitory | 76 | 20.8 |
Road/Street | 63 | 17.3 |
Public places | 47 | 11.5 |
Sports venues outside school | 42 | 12.9 |
Other | 9 | 2.5 |
Part of body affected | ||
Lower limb | 113 | 31.0 |
Upper limb | 81 | 22.2 |
Fingers/Toes | 67 | 18.4 |
Face | 37 | 10.1 |
Head and Neck | 30 | 8.2 |
Torso | 13 | 3.6 |
Multiple parts | 13 | 3.6 |
Organ | 11 | 3.0 |
Total | 365 | 100.0 |