Table 2 Zonal prevalence, cause and outcomes of war-related injuries in Tigray, Ethiopia (N = 4339)
Variable | Frequency and percentage (n, %) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 4,339) | Southern (n = 533) | South eastern (n = 479) | Mekelle (n = 297) | Central (n = 1,122) | Eastern (n = 1217) | North western (n = 689) | ||
Number of injury due to war | 298(6.9%) | 32(6%) | 13(2.7%) | 4(1.3%) | 95(8.5%) | 113(9.3%) | 41(6%) | |
Cause of injury (n = 181) | Bullet/Gunshot | 120/181 | 13/18 | 6/11 | 2/4 | 40/67 | 43/56 | 16/25 |
Military explosive | 14/181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/67 | 6/56 | 2/25 | |
Heavy artillery | 41/181 | 5/18 | 1/11 | 2/4 | 23/67 | 7/56 | 5/25 | |
Air bombardment | 6/181 | 0 | 4/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/25 | |
Outcome (n = 240) | Death | 105/240 | 12/30 | 8/9 | 2/4 | 36/78 | 28/80 | 19/37 |
Physical disability | 135/240 | 18/30 | 1/9 | 2/4 | 42/78 | 52/80 | 18/37 | |