Incidence rates of non-fatal burns among children by age, sex and residence
Variables | Categories | Burn case | Incidence rate/1 00 000 /year (95% CI) | Incidence rate ratio (95% CI) |
n (%) | ||||
Age category | 15–17 years | 51 (11.7) | 571.9 (430.3 to 757,9) | Reference |
10–14 years | 74 (16.9) | 473.0 (374.1 to 597.1) | 0.83 (0.58 to 1.18) | |
5–9 years | 108 (24.7) | 759.3 (626.0 to 920.1) | 1.33 (0.95 to 1.85) | |
1–4 years | 198 (45.3) | 2028.3 (1761.1 to 2334.7) | 3.55 (2.61 to 4.82) | |
<1 year | 6 (1.4) | 320.1 (130.1 to 733.8) | 0.56 (0.24 to 1.30) | |
Sex | Male | 190 (43.5) | 727.3 (629.3 to 840.1) | Reference |
Female | 247 (56.5) | 1016.6 (894.8 to 1153.3) | 1.30 (1.08 to 1.57) | |
Residence | Urban | 132 (30.2) | 786.2 (660.5 to 935.1) | Reference |
Rural | 305 (69.8) | 906.9 (809.3 to 1015.7) | 1.15 (0.94 to 1.41) |