Table 1 National annual incidence of reported injuries and injury types for persons over five years of age by socio-demographic and urban/rural status in Pakistan (NHSP, 1990–94)
Variables | Frequency | Incidence per 1000 per year | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall injuries (n = 15078) | 678 | 45.9 | (39.3 – 52.5) |
Type of injuries | |||
Fall | 339 | 22.3 | (18.0–26.5) |
Poisoning | 42 | 3.3 | (0.5–6.1) |
Burn | 22 | 1.5 | (0.9–2.1) |
Other* | 272 | 18.8 | (15.2–22.2) |
Place of injuries | |||
Home | 284 | 19.2 | (15.5 – 22.9) |
Road traffic/Street | 252 | 17.0 | (13.8 – 20.2) |
Workplace/Fields/Farm | 85 | 6.1 | (4.3 – 7.7) |
School | 27 | 1.6 | (0.8 – 2.2) |
Other | 31 | 2.0 | (1.1 – 2.9) |
Age categories (years) | |||
5–15 (n = 5960) | 252 | 42.6 | (36.4 – 48.8) |
16–30 (n = 4142) | 189 | 46.2 | (36.2 – 56.2) |
31–45 (n = 2366) | 108 | 46.9 | (36.7 – 57.1) |
> 45 (n = 2571) | 129 | 52.7 | (40.3 – 65.1) |
Gender | |||
Female (n = 7676) | 248 | 33.2 | (27.0–39.4) |
Male (n = 7345) | 430 | 59.2 | (49.2–69.2) |
Education | |||
Literate (n = 4372) | 254 | 60.2 | (50.2–70.2) |
Not literate (n = 6761) | 260 | 39.7 | (30.7–48.7) |
Location of residence | |||
Urban (n = 5437) | 296 | 55.9 | (48.1–63.7) |
Rural (n = 9584) | 382 | 41.2 | (32.2–50.2) |