Table 2 Socioeconomic status indicators
From: Non-fatal injuries among pediatric patients seeking care in an urban Ghanaian emergency department
Socioeconomic status indicators | All patientsn= 176,n(%) | Injured patientsn= 116, n(%) | Non-injured patientsn= 57,n(%) | OR (95% CI)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Flush toilet | 79 (45.4) | 52 (45.2) | 27 (48.2) | 0.89 (0.47, 1.68) |
Electricity | 153 (87.4) | 100 (87.0) | 52 (91.2) | 0.64 (0.22, 1.86) |
Radio | 148 (84.6) | 97 (84.3) | 48 (84.2) | 1.01 (0.42, 2.42) |
Television | 132 (75.4) | 89 (77.4) | 41 (71.9) | 1.34 (0.65, 2.76) |
DVD/video deck | 120 (69.0) | 84 (73.7) | 34 (59.6) | 1.89 (0.97, 3.71) |
Phone | 138 (78.9) | 92 (80.0) | 44 (77.2) | 1.18 (0.55, 2.55) |
Refrigerator | 119 (68.0) | 85 (73.9) | 33 (57.9) | 2.06 (1.05, 4.03) |
Bicycle | 17 (9.7) | 7 (6.1) | 9 (15.8) | 0.35 (0.12, 0.98)1 |
Motorcycle/scooter | 13 (7.4) | 10 (8.7) | 3 (5.3) | 1.71 (0.45, 6.49) |
Car/truck | 33 (18.9) | 24 (20.9) | 8 (14.0) | 1.61 (0.67, 3.86) |
Socioeconomic index | ||||
Poor | 70 (39.8) | 40 (34.5) | 28 (49.1) | 0.54 (0.29, 1.04) |
Not poor | 106 (60.2) | 76 (65.5) | 29 (50.9) |