Table 3 Gender based comparison of assault and self-inflicted injuries among children under 18 years of age (n = 2520)
| Patient demographics |
Assault (n = 1658) %(95% CIs)* |
Self-inflicted injuries(n = 862) %(95% CIs)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Boys (n = 1281) |
Girls (n = 377) |
Boys (n = 591) |
Girls (n = 271) | |
| Age groups (n = 2520) | ||||
| Less than 5 years | 14.2(12.4, 16.3) | 22.3(18.3, 26.9) | 18.4(15.4, 21.9) | 26.6(21.5, 32.3) |
| 5 - 9 years | 19.0(16.9, 21.3) | 21.0(17.0, 25.5) | 24.7(21.3, 28.4) | 26.6(21.5, 32.3) |
| 10 - 14 years | 32.2(30.0, 34.9) | 30.0(25.4, 34.9) | 34.3(30.6, 38.4) | 17.3(13.1, 22.5) |
| 15 - 17 years | 34.6(32.0, 37.3) | 26.8(22.5, 31.6) | 22.5(19.2, 26.1) | 29.5(24.2, 35.4) |
| Hospital type (n = 2520) | ||||
| Public | 99.5(98.9, 99.8) | 98.7(96.8, 99.5) | 99.0(97.7, 99.6) | 99.6(97.6, 99.9) |
| Private | 0.5(0.2, 1.1) | 1.3(0.5, 3.3) | 1.0(0.4, 2.3) | 0.4(0.02, 2.4) |
| Mode of arrival (n = 2343) | ||||
| Ambulance | 8.3(6.8, 10.0) | 8.6(6.0, 12.2) | 3.7(2.3, 5.8) | 5.2(2.9, 9.0) |
| Public/private transport | 91.7(90.0, 93.2) | 91.3(87.8, 94.0) | 96.3(94.2, 97.7) | 94.8(91.0, 97.1) |
| Nature of injury (n = 1969) | ||||
| Soft tissue injuries | 62.3(59.3, 65.3) | 51.9(46.0, 57.8) | 42.9(38.3, 47.6) | 31.3(24.8, 38.7) |
| Fractures/dislocation | 25.3(22.7, 28.1) | 33.6(28.2, 39.4) | 47.9(43.3, 52.6) | 51.1(43.6, 58.8) |
| Other injuries**** | 12.4(10.5, 14.6) | 14.5(10.8, 19.3) | 9.2(6.8, 12.4) | 17.6(12.5, 24.1) |
| Body parts involved (n = 2065) | ||||
| Head and neck | 33.9(31.2, 36.8) | 33.1(28.0, 38.7) | 33.0(28.8, 37.6) | 30.6(24.0, 37.9) |
| Chest and abdomen | 4.5(3.4, 6.0) | 3.6(1.9, 6.5) | 5.1(3.3, 7.6) | 5.6(2.9, 10.3) |
| Upper limbs | 28.2(25.6, 31.0) | 30.8(25.8, 36.4) | 28.9(24.8, 33.3) | 24.4(18.5, 31.5) |
| Lower limbs | 32.8(30.0, 35.6) | 30.8(25.8, 36.4) | 29.7(25.6, 34.2) | 28.3(22, 35.6) |
| Others | 0.5(0.2, 1.2) | 1.6(0.6, 4.0) | 3.3(2.0, 5.5) | 11.1(7.1, 16.9) |
| Disposition (n = 1870) | ||||
| ED discharge | 82.9(80.3, 85.3) | 75.3(69.9, 80.1) | 83.2(79.4, 86.5) | 74.2(67.7, 79.8) |
| Admitted | 15.5(13.3, 18.1) | 21.9(17.4, 27.2) | 14.6(11.5, 18.2) | 24.0(18.6, 30.3) |
| LAMA/LWBS | 0.2(0.04, 0.9) | 0 | 0.2(0.01, 1.4) | 0.5(0.02, 2.9) |
| Death | 1.3(0.7, 2.4) | 2.7(1.3, 5.5) | 2.0(1.0, 3.9) | 1.4(0.4, 4.3) |