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Table 2 Injury and preference related factors among study participants in Black Lion Hospital, 2018

From: Preference of Traditional Bone Setting and associated factors among trauma patients with fracture at Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: institution based cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Mechanism of injury (n = 224)

 Road traffic accident

116

51.8

 Falling accident

84

37.5

 Domestic accident

22

9.8

 Others (gunshot, water tube fall)

2

0.9

Type of injury (n = 224)

 Upper extremity

97

43.3

 Lower extremity

104

46.4

 Pelvic fracture

23

10.3

Associated injury other than extremity injury (n = 224)

 Yes

47

21.0

 No

177

79.0

Admission to a hospital for injury (n = 224)

 Yes

109

48.7

 No

115

51.3

Complication during admission (n = 109)

 Yes

33

30.3

 No

76

69.7

Condition during admission (n = 109)

 Critical

39

35.8

 Stable

67

61.5

 Don’t know

3

2.8

Condition during discharge (n = 109)

 Improved

86

78.7

 Cured

10

9.3

 Same

13

12.0

TBS center first port of call after injury (n = 224)

 Yes

114

50.9

 No

110

49.1