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Table 2 Childhood home injuries (n = 409) by age and gender in Karachi, Pakistan

From: Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan

 

Injury mechanisms

 

Fall

n (%)

Dog bite

n (%)

Burns

n (%)

RTIs

n (%)

Others*

n (%)

Total

Age group

      

0-11 months

8 (3.3)

0

6 (16)

0

6 (10)

20

1 - 4 years

96 (40)

7 (16)

23 (62)

8 (30)

34 (56)

168

5 - 11 years

136(57)

37 (84)

8 (22)

19 (70)

21(34)

221

Total

240

44

37

27

61

409

Gender

      

Male

158 (66)

33 (75)

22 (60)

21 (78)

36 (59)

270

Female

82 (34)

11 (25)

15 (40)

6 (22)

25 (41)

139

Total

240

44

37

27

61

409

  1. * Others included injury due to foreign body, bite from an animal other than dog, machinery and stationary object, poisoning, drowning, smoke inhalation