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Table 3 Association between socio-demographic factors and unintentional injuries in the study

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

Co-variates

Cateogery

Injured in past 3 months

Uninjured in past 3 months

Unadjusted ORa (95% CI)

Adjusted ORb (95% CI)

Gender

Male

137(42.6%)

184(57.4%)

1.34(0.97–1.85)

1.31(0.96–1.81)

Female

122(35.8%)

219(64.2%)

  

Siblings

≤ 2

221(38%)

357(62%)

0.74(0.46–1.22)

1.11(0.69–1.79)

 

> 2

38(45%)

46(55%)

  

Maternal age

≤ median

145(40.1%)

216(59.9%)

1.10(0.79–1.52)

 

> median

114(37.9%)

187(62.1%)

  

Maternal education

0–7 yrs

142(41.3%)

202(58.7%)

1.20(0.87–1.67)

 
 

≥ 8 yrs

117(36.8%)

201(63.2%)

  

Maternal occupation

Home maker

68(46.6%)

78(53.4%)

1.48(1.01–2.18)

1.34(0.92–1.97)

 

Employed outside home

191(37.1%)

325(62.9%)

  

Father living with the child

Yes

250(39.2%)

387(60.7%)

1.14(0.47–3)

 
 

No

9(36%)

16(64%)

  

Paternal age

≤ median

110(36.4%)

192(63.6%)

0.81(0.58–1.12)

 
 

> median

149(41.4%)

211(58.6%)

  

Paternal Education

0–7 yrs

160(39.7%)

243(60.3%)

1.06(0.73–1.48)

 
 

≥ 8 yrs

99(38.2%)

160(61.8%)

  

Paternal occupation

Unemployed

15(44.1%)

19(55.9%)

1.24(0.57–2.63)

 
 

working

244(38.8%)

384(61.2%)

  

House Type

Others

163(42%)

226(58%)

1.32(0.95–1.85)

1.16(0.83–1.61)

 

Pucca

96(35%)

177(65%)

  

Family size

≤ 5

137(38.7%)

217(61.3%)

0.96(0.69–1.33)

 
 

> 5

122(40%)

186(60%)

  

Number of rooms

≤ 2

205(41%)

294(59%)

1.40(0.95–2.1)

 
 

> 2

54(33%)

109(67%)

  

Over crowding

> 2 per room

202(43%)

268(57%)

1.78 (1.22–2.6)

1.66(1.14–2.41)

 

≤ 2 per room

57(30%)

135(70%)

  

Family income per month (INR)

< 4650

137(41%)

198(59%)

1.16(0.84–1.6)

 
 

4650 or more

122(37.3%)

205(62.7%)

  
  1. aBivariate analysis
  2. bMultivariable logistic regression analysis