From: Injury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey
Factors | Total Sample | Transport injuries | Falls | Cuts/stabs | |||
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No. | OR (95% CI)a | No. | OR (95% CI)a | No. | OR (95% CI)a | ||
Area | |||||||
Dar es Salaam (Urban) | 8188 | 68 | 1.0 | 56 | 1.0 | 38 | 1.0 |
Hai (Rural) | 7035 | 23 | 0.39 (0.23 – 0.66) | 83 | 1.56 (1.09 – 2.25) | 149 | 4.27 (2.96 – 6.15) |
p < 0.001 | p = 0.01 | p < 0.001 | |||||
Age* | |||||||
0–4 | 1720 | 5 | 0.52 (0.14 – 1.97) | 15 | 2.21 (0.98 – 4.98) | 5 | 0.35 (0.12 – 0.99) |
5–14 | 3711 | 8 | 0.28 (0.13 – 0.63) | 51 | 2.44 (1.58 – 3.79) | 54 | 1.12 (0.77 – 1.62) |
15–44 | 7140 | 60 | 1.0 | 41 | 1.0 | 80 | 1.0 |
45+ | 2651 | 18 | 1.01 (0.56 – 1.83) | 32 | 1.98 (1.22 – 3.21) | 48 | 1.19 (0.82 – 1.74) |
p < 0.01 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.07 | |||||
Sex | |||||||
Females | 7844 | 26 | 1.0 | 55 | 1.0 | 84 | 1.0 |
Males | 7379 | 65 | 2.66 (1.64 – 4.29) | 84 | 1.62 (1.14 – 2.30) | 103 | 1.38 (1.03 – 1.85) |
p < 0.001 | p < 0.01 | p = 0.03 | |||||
Education** | |||||||
None | 3546 | 10 | 1.0 | 30 | 1.0 | 23 | 1.0 |
Primary | 9674 | 67 | 1.76 (0.63 – 4.93) | 96 | 1.56 (0.90 – 2.69) | 151 | 1.61 (0.98 – 2.66) |
Secondary+ | 2001 | 14 | 1.10 (0.34 – 3.56) | 13 | 1.50 (0.67 – 3.38) | 13 | 1.03 (0.48 – 2.21) |
p = 0.15 | p = 0.27 | p = 0.05 | |||||
Poverty quintiles (n = 12320)*** | |||||||
1 (Most poor) | 2471 | 15 | 1.18 (0.56 – 2.49) | 19 | 0.67 (0.36 – 1.22) | 41 | 1.36 (0.81 – 2.28) |
2 | 2462 | 12 | 0.90 (0.41 – 2.01) | 24 | 0.85 (0.48 – 1.51) | 35 | 1.14 (0.68 – 1.91) |
3 | 2466 | 12 | 0.93 (0.43 – 2.01) | 24 | 0.84 (0.48 – 1.49) | 27 | 0.87 (0.51 – 1.48) |
4 | 2462 | 13 | 0.99 (0.47 – 2.11) | 21 | 0.76 (0.41 – 1.39) | 26 | 0.86 (0.50 – 1.50) |
5 (Least poor) | 2459 | 14 | 1.0 | 27 | 1.0 | 30 | 1.0 |
p = 0.96 | p = 0.74 | p = 0.31 |