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Table 2 Mechanism of injury by age group and sex

From: Demographic profile and pattern of fatal injuries in Nairobi, Kenya, January–June 2014

 

0–4 n

5–9 n

10–14 n

15–19 n

20–24 n

25–44 n

45–64 n

65 + n

All Ages

 

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

Mn (%)

Fn (%)

Road Traffic Incident

5

2

1

7

 

4

6

1

38

9

140

21

49

10

14

6

253 (24.6)

60 (33.1)

Other Transport

  

1

   

1

 

2

 

3

1

1

   

8 (0.8)

1 (0.6)

Blunt force

6

3

6

5

5

 

20

2

59

4

175

12

52

7

10

2

333 (32.4)

35 (19.1)

Fall

2

3

 

5

2

1

1

 

4

 

15

 

8

 

3

 

35 (3.4)

9 (5.0)

Stab Cut

      

3

 

9

 

35

5

4

1

1

 

52 (5.1)

6 (3.3)

Drowning

3

2

2

  

2

  

1

 

6

 

1

   

13 (1.3)

4 (2.2)

Burn

15

14

3

0

4

2

4

5

9

1

32

12

8

1

2

5

77 (7.5)

40 (22.2)

Poisoning

3

2

    

2

1

1

 

9

 

4

   

19 (1.9)

3 (1.7)

Suffocation/Chocking

3

2

2

1

3

 

2

1

5

1

9

3

3

   

27 (2.6)

8 (4.4)

Electrocution

2

 

4

 

3

 

2

1

  

7

1

    

18 (2.6)

2 (1.1)

Firearm

    

2

 

25

 

50

1

82

4

15

2

1

 

175 (17.0)

7 (3.9)

Explosive blast

       

1

1

3

4

1

6

1

  

11 (1.0)

6 (3.3)

Unknown

        

1

 

4

 

1

   

6 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

Total

39

28

19

18

19

9

66

12

180

19

521

60

152

22

31

13

1027 (100)

181 (100)