Features

Frequency (N = 728)

Percent (%)

Source of Treatment (n = 526):

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:

Yes

58

11.0

No

468

89.0

Outcome of Injury in Hospitalized Children (n = 58):

Treated and Discharged without Disability

50

86.2

Recovered with Disability

3

5.2*

Demised

5

8.6