Table 2 Factors Associated with Injuries in Preschool Children, EDHS 2014
Studied variables | Child injuries | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No = 14,216 N (%) | Yes = 633 N (%) | |||
Sociodemographics | ||||
Age | < 0.001* | |||
<2 years | 6177 (98.2) | 111 (1.8) | 6288 | |
2–4 years | 8039 (93.9) | 522 (6.1) | 8561 | |
Gender | < 0.001* | |||
Male | 7422 (95.0) | 390 (5.0) | 7812 | |
Female | 6794 (96.5) | 243 (3.5%) | 7037 | |
Urban Rural Residence | 0.001* | |||
Urban | 4423 (96.5) | 159 (3.5) | 4582 | |
Rural | 9794 (95.4) | 474 (4.6) | 10,268 | |
Place of Residence | ||||
Urban | 1437 (96.2) | 56 (3.8) | 1493 | 0.87 |
Governorates | 1297 (95.7) | 58 (4.3%) | 1355 | 0.94 |
Lower Urban | 5414 (94.4%) | 319 (5.6%) | 5733 | < 0.001* |
Lower Rural | 1607 (97.5%) | 41 (2.5%) | 1648 | 0.001* |
Upper Urban | 4313 (96.5%) | 155 (3.5%) | 4468 | 0.01* |
Upper Rural Frontiers | 148 (97.4%) | 4 (2.6%) | 152 | 0.04* |
Mothers’ education | ||||
No education | 2569 (96.5) | 92 (3.5) | 2661 | 0.09 |
Some education | 3194 (95.3) | 159 (4.7) | 3353 | 0.13 |
Secondary/higher education | 8273 (95.8) | 363 (4.2) | 8636 | 0.96 |
Wealth index | ||||
Low | 5226 (95.0) | 274 (5.0) | 5500 | 0.01* |
Middle | 3602 (95.9) | 155 (4.1) | 3757 | 0.69 |
High | 5388 (96.3) | 205 (3.7) | 5593 | 0.03* |
Maternal Factors | ||||
Marriage age (yrs) | ||||
9–19 | 6634 (95.2) | 338 (4.8) | 6972 | 0.01* |
20–28 | 6835 (96.2) | 272 (3.8) | 5832 | 0.12 |
29–44 | 414 (98.4) | 7 (1.6) | 421.1 | 0.16 |
Mother working status | ||||
Yes | 1772 (95.9) | 75 (4.1) | 1847 | 0.64 |
No | 12,091 (95.7) | 543 (4.3) | 12,634 | |
Care Level | ||||
Left alone (> 1 h) | ||||
Yes | 405 (86.4) | 64 (13.6) | 469 | < 0.001* |
No | 13,811 (96.) | 569 (4.0) | 14,380 | |
Left with a Minor (< 10 yr) | ||||
Yes | 340 (84.8) | 61 (15.2) | 401 | < 0.001* |
No | 13,876 (96.0) | 572 (4.0) | 14,448 | |