Table 4 The distribution of reported child Injuries based on child gender and age (N = 93 injuries) *
From: Child injuries in Lebanon: assessing mothers’ injury prevention knowledge attitude and practices
Child injury | Falls N (%) | Burns N (%) | Sport- injury N (%) | Road injuries N (%) | Poisoning N (%) | Drowning N (%) | Others combined** N (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 (48.4) | 7 (7.5) | 7 (7.5) | 5 (5.3) | 4 (4.3) | 2 (2.2) | 23 (24.7) | 93 (100) | |
Gender | ||||||||
Females N (%) | 23 (51.1) | 4 (57.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (40) | 3 (75) | 1 (50) | 10 (43.5) | 43 (46.2) |
Males N (%) | 22 (48.9) | 3 (42.9) | 7 (100) | 3 (60) | 1 (25) | 1 (50) | 13 (56.5) | 50 (53.8) |
Age | ||||||||
0–3 | 17 (37.8) | 3 (42.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 5 (21.8) | 25 (26.9) |
3–5 | 15 (33.3) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (40) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | 9 (39.1) | 32 (34.4) |
5–10 | 13 (28.9) | 1 (14.2) | 6 (85.7) | 3 (60) | 3 (75) | 1 (50) | 9 (39.1) | 36 (38.7) |