Features | Frequency (N = 728) | Percent (%) |
Source of Treatment (n = 526): |
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Home Treatment | 199 | 37.8 |
Hospital (Public/Private) | 130 | 24.1 |
No Treatment Given | 80 | 15.2 |
Patent Medicine Vendors | 76 | 14.4 |
Primary Health Centre | 25 | 4.8 |
Traditional Healer | 16 | 3.0 |
Need for Hospitalization: |
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Yes | 58 | 11.0 |
No | 468 | 89.0 |
Outcome of Injury in Hospitalized Children (n = 58): |
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Treated and Discharged without Disability | 50 | 86.2 |
Recovered with Disability | 3 | 5.2* |
Demised | 5 | 8.6 |