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Table 3 Weighted Odds Ratios for Contributory Factors and Injury in Preschool Children

From: Factors associated with injuries among preschool children in Egypt: demographic and health survey results, 2014

The studied Factor

Multivariate logistic regression

OR

[95% CI]

P-value

Age

 2–4 years

3.45

2.64

4.50

< 0.001

 < 2 years

1

  

Gender

 Female

1

  

< 0.001

 Male

1.47

1.20

1.82

Place of Residence

 Upper Urban

1

   

 Frontier Gov

0.95

0.45

1.98

0.89

 Urban gov

1.63

1.01

2.62

0.04

 Lower Urban

1.73

1.06

2.80

0.03

 Lower Rural

2.08

1.34

3.24

0.001

 Upper Rural

1.17

0.72

1.91

0.652

Wealth level

 Middle

1

   

 Low

1.38

1.04

1.84

0.03

 High

1.13

0.78

1.66

0.51

Marriage Age

 29-44 yr

1

   

 9-19 yr

3.07

1.08

8.72

0.04

 20-28 yr

2.39

0.84

6.83

0.10

Left alone (> 1 h)

 No

1

   

 Yes

2.08

1.30

3.35

0.002

Left with a Minor (< 10 yr)

 No

1

   

 Yes

2.63

1.65

4.18

< 0.001