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Table 1 Distribution of study population by gender and cause of burn (n = 294)

From: A profile of hospital-admitted paediatric burns patients in South Africa

 

HOT LIQUID

FIRE

ELECTRICAL

 

CHEMICAL

FEMALES

97

17

1

 

0

 

(33.0%)

(5.7%)

(0.3%)

 

(0.3%)

Mean age (yrs)

2.9

3.7

8.9

 

N/A

SD (years)

2.4

2.6

N/A

 

N/A

Range (years)

0.4 - 12.5

0.9 - 8.9

N/A

 

N/A

MALES

147

27

4

 

1

 

(50.0%)

(9.0%),

(1.0%)

 

(0.3%)

Mean age (yrs)

2.4

4.7

4.6

 

1.7

SD (years)

2.2

3.1

0.9

 

N/A

Range (years)

0.4 - 12.7

0.7 - 10.8

2.5 - 4.5

 

N/A

Total

244

44

5

 

1