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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 662)

From: Unintentional injuries among children aged 1–5 years: understanding the burden, risk factors and severity in urban slums of southern India

Variables

Category

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Gender

Male

321

48.5

Female

341

51.5

Number of children in the family

≤ 2

361

55.0

> 2

301

45.0

Number of adults in the family

≤ 2

342

52.0

> 2

320

48.0

Number of siblings for recruited child

≤ 2

578

87.3

> 2

84

12.7

Religion

Hindu

356

53.8

Christian

16

2.4

Muslim

290

43.8

Maternal age (years)

≤ median 26

361

55.5

> median 26

301

45.4

Maternal education

No formal education

87

13

Primary

168

26

High school

339

51

Higher secondary/Graduate and higher

68

10

Maternal occupation

Home maker

516

78

Employed outside home

146

22

Father living with the child

Yes

637

96.2

No

25

3.8

Paternal age (years)

≤ median 30

360

54.3

>median 30

302

45.7

Paternal education

Professional degree

4

0.6

Graduate/Post graduate degree

18

2.6

Post high school/diploma

6

0.9

High school certificate

110

16.6

Middle school certificate

274

41.3

Primary school certificate

154

23.2

No education

96

14.5

Paternal Occupation

Professional

5

0.7

Semi professional

1

0.1

Clerical job/shop owner/farmer

21

3.1

Skilled worker

113

17.0

Semi-skilled worker

96

14.5

Unskilled worker

392

59.2

Unemployed

34

5.1

Type of house

Pucca

273

41.3

Semi pucca

170

25.6

Kutcha

219

33.1

Family size

≤ 5

354

53.4

> 5

308

46.6

Number of rooms

≤ 2

499

75.4

> 2

163

24.6

Reported family income per month (INR)

< 2000

7

1

2000–5000

416

63

6000–10,000

224

34

> 10,000

15

2

Socio-economic status

Lower

2

0.3

Upper lower

609

92.0

Lower middle

46

7.0

Upper middle

5

0.7