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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Describing trauma patient characteristics and care provided at a referral hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania: a prospective cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Statistics

Age (y)

29 [0, 98]

Age

 

 < 5

36 (5%)

 5–15

88 (12%)

 16–55

513 (72%)

 > 55

76 (11%)

 Missing

 

Gender

 

 Male

576 (79%)

 Female

143 (20%)

 Missing

7 (1%)

Education

 

 Complete primary

235 (32%)

 Complete secondary

186 (26%)

 Incomplete secondary

111 (15%)

 Incomplete primary

84 (12%)

 None

53 (7%)

 University

36 (5%)

 Unknown

12 (2%)

 Missing

9 (1%)

Occupation

 

 Peasant

194 (27%)

 Student/Child

108 (15%)

 Motorcyclist

77 (11%)

 Business

57 (8%)

 Day worker

45 (6%)

 Professional

34 (5%)

 Unemployed

24 (3%)

 Government service

13 (2%)

 Driver

7 (1%)

 Missing

167 (23%)

History obtained from

 

 Patient

348 (48%)

 Parent or Spouse

279 (38%)

 Other Relative

75 (10%)

 Other non-relative

10 (1%)

 Missing

14 (2%)