Table 3 The distribution of children aged ≤ 10 years by age, gender, occurrence, and severity of injury in the past 12 months (N = 464; year:2020)
From: Child injuries in Lebanon: assessing mothers’ injury prevention knowledge attitude and practices
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Child age categories | ||
< 3 years | 102 | 22.1 |
3- 5 years | 141 | 30.5 |
> 5–7 years | 88 | 19.1 |
> 7 years | 131 | 28.3 |
Child gender | ||
Female | 214 | 46.5 |
Male | 246 | 53.5 |
Child injury in the past 12 months | ||
No injury | 371 | 80.7 |
Injuries | 89 | 19.3 |
Severe injury in the past 12 months among injured children (applicable n = 89) | ||
No | 69 | 79.3 |
Yes | 18 | 20.7 |