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Table 1 Study population demographics

From: The prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among injured patients presenting to the emergency department of a national hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

 

Total enrolled in the study N = 143 n (%) [CI]

Injured patients tested for both alcohol and illicit drugs N = 122 n (%) [CI]

Injured patients tested only for alcohol N = 21 n (%) [CI]

Gender

 Female

20 (14%) [8.4–19.6%]

16 (13%) [7.1–18.9%]

4 (19%) [2.3 to 35.7%]

 Male

123 (86%) [80.4–91.6%]

106 (87%) [81.1–92.9%]

17 (81%) [64 to 97.7%]

Median age

 Age Median

30

30

33

 (IQR) years

23–36

23–37

26–35

Place of injuries

 Road

121 (84.6%) [77.6–90.1%]

92 (75.4%) [67.8–83%]

16 (76%) [58 to 94%]

 Home

14 (9.6%) [4.8–14.4%]

11 (9%) [4–14%]

3 (14.3%) [3.0 to 36.3%]

 Work site

6 (4%) [0.8–7.2%]

5 (4%) [1.4–7.4%]

1 (4.%) [0.1 to 23.8%]

 Public place

1 (0.7%) [0.6–2%]

0

0

 Unreported

1 (0.7%) [0.6–2%]

1 (0.8%) [0.7–2.3%]

0

Referral status

 Referred

115 (80%) [73.5–86%]

105 (86%) [79.9%-92.1]

10 (47%) [25.7–68.3%]

 Self referral

15 (11%) [5.9–16.1%]

8 (6.5%) [2.2–10%]

7 (33.3%) [13.2–53.4%

 Police

13 (9%) [4.4–13.6%]

9 (7.3%) [2.7–11.9%]

4 (19%) [2.3–35.7%]