Features

Frequency (N = 728)

Percent (%)

History of Injury:

Yes

526

72.3

No

202

27.7

Place of Occurrence (n = 526):

Home

334

63.5

School

99

18.8

Neighbourhood

57

10.8

Roadways

28

5.3

Others

8

1.5

Cause of Injury (n = 526):

Falls

362

68.8

Cuts/Lacerations

87

16.5

Burns

30

5.7

Road Traffic Accidents

27

5.1

Poisoning

8

1.5

Fractures

4

0.8

Electrocution

4

0.8

Drowning

3

0.6

Foreign Body Aspiration

1

0.2

Anatomic Region Affected (n = 526):

Limbs

288

54.8

Head and Neck

140

26.6

Multiple Sites

63

12.0

Chest Injury

27

5.1

Abdominal Injury

8

1.5