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Table 4 Factors associated with repeated unintentional injuries using Poisson regression analysis

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

Variable

Unadjusted

Adjusted

IRR

IRR (95% CI)

Age > 2 years

1.11

1.11 (0.87–1.44)

Male

1.35a

1.33a(1.07-1.66)

Siblings

1.20

1.06 (0.77–1.43)

Mother employed outside home

1.26

1.18 (0.92–1.51)

Type of house (Semi pucca/Kutcha)

1.15

1.04 (0.83–1.31)

Overcrowding  > 2 persons/room

1.56a

1.50a (1.14–1.98)

  1. a Statistically significant with a P value < 0.05