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Table 2 Description of socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Injury severity levels and associated factors among road traffic collision victims referred to emergency departments of selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: the study based on the Haddon matrix

Variable

Categories

Frequency (Percentage)

Injury severity level

x 2

Severe

Not severe

Sex

Male

278 (76.6)

105

173

0.314

Female

85 (23.4)

27

58

Age

12 to 20

74 (20.4)

33

41

0.490

21 to 30

141 (38.8)

49

92

31 to 40

70 (19.3)

22

48

41 to 50

48 (13.2)

16

32

> 50

30 (8.3)

12

18

Occupation

Own work (including merchant)

136 (37.5)

45

91

0.738

Driver

34 (9.4)

14

20

Government/Private employee

66 (18.2)

27

39

Student

54 (14.9)

20

34

Daily laborers

28 (7.7)

11

17

Farmers

31 (8.5)

12

19

Othersa

14 (3.8)

5

9

Region at which accident happened

Oromia

172 (47.4)

61

111

0.734

Amhara

52 (14.3)

18

34

SNNPE

34 (9.4)

14

20

Addis Ababa

87 (24)

32

55

Othersb

18 (4.9)

8

10

  1. aDriver assistant, retired, jobless
  2. bTigray, Benishangul, Harar, Afar, Gambella, Ethiopia Somali