Table 1 Frequency (%) of the injury causing mechanism based on sex, age, educational level and occupation
From: International classification of external causes of injury: a study on its content coverage
| Variable | Car crash | Cuts | Fight | Bites | Fall down | Fall from height | Crushing | Others | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 105 (44.11) | 28 (11.76) | 20 (8.40) | 5 (2.10) | 34 (14.28) | 19 (7.98) | 6 (2.52) | 21 (8.82) | 0.004 |
| Female | 33 (39.28) | 7 (8.33) | 2 (2.38) | 0 (0) | 32 (38.09) | 2 (2.38) | 3 (3.57) | 5 (5.95) | |
| Age | |||||||||
| Child | 18 (30.50) | 5 (8.47) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.69) | 21 (35.59) | 2 (3.38) | 7 (11.86) | 5 (8.47) | 0.012 |
| Adolescent | 18 (52.94) | 3 (8.82) | 4 (11.76) | 1 (2.94) | 6 (17.64) | 1 (2.94) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.94) | |
| Youth | 69 (53.48) | 15 (12) | 15 (11.62) | 2 (1.55) | 11 (8.52) | 8 (6.20) | 1 (0.77) | 8 (6.20) | |
| Middle-aged | 27 (34.61) | 12 (15.38) | 3 (3.84) | 1 (1.28) | 18 (23.07) | 7 (8.97) | 1 (1.28) | 9 (11.53) | |
| Elderly | 6 (27.27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (45.45) | 3 (13.63) | 0 (0) | 3 (13.63) | |
| Educational level | |||||||||
| Illiterate | 12 (24.00) | 1 (2.00) | 3 (6.00) | 1 (2.00) | 20 (40.00) | 2 (4.00) | 6 (12.00) | 5 (10.00) | 0.538 |
| Student | 23 (44.23) | 7 (13.46) | 2 (3.84) | 0 (0) | 14 (26.92) | 2 (3.84) | 2 (3.84) | 2 (3.84) | |
| < Diploma | 67 (44.37) | 15 (9,93) | 14 (9.27) | 2 (1.32) | 22 (14.56) | 15 (9.93) | 1 (0.66) | 15 (9.93) | |
| University degree | 36 (52.17) | 12 (17.39) | 3 (4.34) | 2 (2.89) | 10 (14.49) | 2 (2.89) | 0 (0) | 4 (57.97) | |
| Occupation | |||||||||
| Unemployed | 18 (52.29) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.94) | 0 (0) | 9 (26.47) | 3 (8.82) | 0 (0) | 3 (8.82) | 0.170 |
| Self-employed | 53 (43.80) | 15 (12.39) | 14 (1157) | 3 (2.47) | 9 (7.43) | 12 (9.91) | 2 (1.65) | 13 (10.74) | |
| Housewife | 13 (36.11) | 4 (11.11) | 1 (2.77) | 0 (0) | 15 (41.66) | 1 (2.77) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.55) | |
| Employed | 14 (56.00) | 5 (2.00) | 1 (4.00) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.00) | 2 (8.00) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.00) | |
| Student | 34 (44.15) | 10 (12.98) | 5 (6.49) | 1 (1.29) | 21 (27.27) | 2 (2.59) | 2 (2.59) | 2 (2.59) | |
| Child | 6 (19.35) | 1 (3.22) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.22) | 11 (35.48) | 4 (12.90) | 4 (12.90) | 4 (12.90) | |
| Total | 138 (42.85) | 35 (10.86) | 22 (6.83) | 5 (1.55) | 66 (20.49) | 21 (6.52) | 9 (2.79) | 26 (8.07) |