Table 2 Prevalence of RTI among Adolescents and Children in the Referral Hospitals of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. 2016 (n = 166)
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 113 (68.1) |
Female | 53 (31.9) | |
Age of children in years | Less than 5 | 22 (13.3) |
6–10 | 58 (34.9) | |
11–17 | 86 (51.8) | |
Age of guardian or parents | < 30 | 50 (30.1) |
31–40 | 68 (41.0) | |
41–50 | 39 (23.5) | |
51–60 | 9 (5.4) | |
Type of vehicle involved | Car | 121 (27.1) |
Tri -motorcycle | 45 (27.1) | |
Activity at the time of injury | Passenger | 38 (22.9) |
While walking along the road | 36 (21.7) | |
While crossing the road | 92 (55.4) | |
Time of arrival at the Emergency Department | Immediately | 115 (69.3) |
Within hours | 17 (10.2) | |
Within a day | 31 (18.7) | |
Within days | 3 (1.8) | |
Educational level of the child | No education | 40 (24) |
Nursery | 5 (3.0) | |
Primary | 97 (58.4) | |
Secondary | 24 (14.5) | |
Mother’s marital status | Single | 13 (7.8) |
Married | 130 (78.3) | |
Separated | 3 (1.8% | |
Divorced | 11 (6.6) | |
Widowed | 9 (5.4) | |
Father’s marital status | Single | 16 (9.6) |
Married | 129 (77.7) | |
Separated | 2 (1.2) | |
Divorced | 11 (6.6) | |
Widowed | 8 (4.8) | |