|
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)
| |
-
Source: NHSP 1990–94. **p ≤ 0.001 *p ≤ 0.05 ≥ 0.01
- *Injuries related to body part crushing, breaking and bruising.
