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Table 2 Frequency of the most serious injury among adolescents who participated in the 2007 Djibouti Global School-based Health Survey

From: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates for serious injury among adolescents participating in the Djibouti 2007 Global School-based Health Survey

Type of serious injury

Total

n1(%)2

Males

n1(%)2

Females

n1(%)2

Gunshot wound

81 (16.2)

50 (17.4)

31 (14.5)

Concussion or other head or neck injury

61 (12.0)

41 (14.1)

20 (8.8)

Broken bone or dislocated joint

90 (17.8)

45 (15.7)

45 (21.1)

Cut, puncture, or stab wound

104 (19.4)

62 (19.5)

41 (18.8)

Loss of all or part of a food, leg, hand, or arm

24 (4.4)

9 (2.9)

15 (6.7)

Bad burn

38 (6.9)

21 (6.6)

17 (7.4)

Other types of serious injuries

116 (23.4)

67 (23.8)

49 (22.8)

  1. n1 unweighted frequency; (%)2 weighted percent.
  2. Frequencies may not add up due to missing information
  3. Serious injury was defined as an injury that made a student to miss at least one full day of usual activities (such as school, sports, or job) or required treatment by a doctor or nurse.