Table 5 Factors associated with injuries
From: Prevalence and predictors of injuries in Kenya: findings from the national STEPs survey
Predictor | Road traffic injuries | Accidental injury | Violent incident | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P > z | OR (95% CI) | P > z | OR (95% CI) | P > z | |
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Male | 3.87 (2.24, 6.68) | 0.000 | 1.24 (0.96, 1.61) | 0.096 | 1.17 (0.76, 1.79) | 0.485 |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Urban | 1.20 (0.77, 1.86) | 0.425 | 0.89 (0.67, 1.17) | 0.392 | 1.14 (0.75, 1.74) | 0.551 |
Age group | ||||||
 50–69 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 18–29 | 2.96 (1.48, 5.90) | 0.002 | 0.82 (0.59, 1.13) | 0.228 | 1.03 (0.59, 1.81) | 0.919 |
 30–39 | 1.65 (0.80, 3.41) | 0.174 | 0.89 (0.65, 1.23) | 0.482 | 1.76 (1.04, 2.99) | 0.035 |
 40–49 | 2.77 (1.38, 5.55) | 0.004 | 0.96 (0.68, 1.35) | 0.806 | 1.32 (0.73, 2.37) | 0.361 |
BMI | ||||||
 Normal | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Underweight | 0.82 (0.45, 1.52) | 0.536 | 1.57 (1.18, 2.09) | 0.002 | 1.45 (0.94, 2.23) | 0.090 |
 Overweight | 0.93 (0.55, 1.60) | 0.804 | 1.18 (0.89, 1.56) | 0.260 | 0.78 (0.47, 1.31) | 0.354 |
 Obese | 1.78 (0.95, 3.34) | 0.073 | 1.03 (0.68, 1.55) | 0.905 | 0.28 (0.09, 0.89) | 0.031 |
Episodic alcohol drinking | ||||||
 No alcohol | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Binge | 1.15 (0.73, 1.80) | 0.547 | 1.27 (0.95, 1.70) | 0.105 | 2.34 (1.57, 3.49) | 0.000 |
 Non-heavy | 0.55 (0.22, 1.39) | 0.208 | 0.70 (0.42, 1.17) | 0.172 | 0.88 (0.41, 1.88) | 0.736 |
Education level | ||||||
 No formal education | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Primary education | 2.29 (0.83, 6.32) | 0.110 | 2.52 (1.69, 3.77) | 0.000 | 1.13 (0.65, 1.97) | 0.662 |
 Secondary and above | 1.78 (0.62, 5.10) | 0.285 | 2.57 (1.65, 4.01) | 0.000 | 0.53 (0.27, 1.03) | 0.063 |
Occupation | ||||||
 Unemployed | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Employed | 1.18 (0.64, 2.18) | 0.597 | 1.08 (0.78, 1.49) | 0.641 | 1.05 (0.65, 1.70) | 0.833 |
 Student | 0.63 (0.19, 2.12) | 0.456 | 2.00 (1.24, 3.22) | 0.005 | 1.51 (0.67, 3.43) | 0.319 |
 Homemaker | 1.52 (0.68, 3.38) | 0.306 | 0.92 (0.62, 1.36) | 0.671 | 0.70 (0.37, 1.32) | 0.273 |
Wealth Quintile | ||||||
 Poorest | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Second | 0.88 (0.41, 1.91) | 0.753 | 0.68 (0.5, 0.92) | 0.014 | 1.37 (0.84, 2.22) | 0.205 |
 Middle | 2.76 (1.40, 5.45) | 0.003 | 0.82 (0.60, 1.13) | 0.228 | 1.01 (0.58, 1.74) | 0.977 |
 Fourth | 1.68 (0.80, 3.53) | 0.170 | 0.43 (0.29, 0.63) | 0.000 | 1.00 (0.55, 1.83) | 0.999 |
 Richest | 1.04 (0.44, 2.44) | 0.930 | 0.32 (0.20, 0.50) | 0.000 | 0.55 (0.26, 1.15) | 0.114 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Not married | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Married | 2.09 (1.18, 3.69) | 0.011 | 1.13 (0.82, 1.55) | 0.459 | 0.8 (0.51, 1.27) | 0.350 |
 Formerly married | 2.68 (1.29, 5.57) | 0.008 | 1.62 (1.08, 2.44) | 0.020 | 0.93 (0.51, 1.69) | 0.811 |
Smoke | ||||||
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 2.08 (1.31, 3.32) | 0.002 | 1.17 (0.84, 1.61) | 0.348 | 1.73 (1.14, 2.63) | 0.011 |