Table 3 Socioeconomic characteristics of study population
From: Epidemiology of non-fatal injuries among Egyptian children: a community-based cross-sectional survey
|  | Total | Wounds (451) % (n) | Fractures (422) % (n) | Burns (299) % (n) | Foreign body (124) % (n) | Poisoning (115) % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | ||||||
 Urban | 862 | 31 (268) | 29 (251) | 19.6 (169) | 9.2 (79) | 7.7 (66) |
 Rural | 610 | 30 (183) | 28 (171) | 21.3 (130) | 7.4 (45) | 8 (49) |
 P value |  | 0.688 | 0.682 | 0.431 | 0.253 | 0.844 |
Child order | ||||||
 1st | 491 | 29.8 (146) | 29 (143) | 18.8 (92) | 9.6 (47) | 7.3 (36) |
 2nd- 3rd | 780 | 32.2 (251) | 29.5 (230) | 20 (156) | 7.7 (60) | 7.2 (56) |
 ≥ 4th | 201 | 31.3 (63) | 20.4 (41) | 25.4 (51) | 6.5 (13) | 7.5 (15) |
 P value |  | 0.513 | 0.032 | 0.137 | 0.316 | 0.989 |
Maternal age (yr) | ||||||
 < 30 | 547 | 32.2 (176) | 26.3 (144) | 21.8 (119) | 10.2 (56) | 8.4 (46) |
 30- < 40 | 631 | 32.9 (201) | 32.3 (204) | 21.2 (134) | 7.9 (50) | 8.7 (55) |
 ≥ 40 | 221 | 33.5 (74) | 33.5 (74) | 20.8 (46) | 8.2 (18) | 6.3 (14) |
 P value |  | 0.901 | ˂0.001 | 0.953 | 0.348 | 0.529 |
Maternal education | ||||||
 Illiterate | 135 | 27.4 (37) | 30.4 (41) | 28.9 (39) | 5.2 (7) | 9.6 (13) |
 < 2ry | 265 | 32.8 (87) | 38.9 (103) | 12.8 (34) | 14.3 (38) | 9 (24) |
 ≥ 2ry | 999 | 32.7 (327) | 27.8 (278) | 22.6 (226) | 7.9 (79) | 7.8 (78) |
 P value |  | 0.450 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.662 |
Maternal working for cash | ||||||
 Working | 898 | 30.4 (273) | 32 (288) | 21.8 (196) | 8.2 (74) | 8 (73) |
 Not working | 501 | 35.5 (323) | 26.7 (134) | 20.6 (103) | 10 (50) | 8.4 (42) |
 P value |  | ˂0.001 | 0.039 | 0.587 | 0.281 | 0.919 |