Table 2

Incidence rates of non-fatal burns among children by age, sex and residence

VariablesCategoriesBurn caseIncidence rate/1 00 000 /year
(95% CI)
Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)
n (%)
Age category15–17 years51 (11.7)571.9 (430.3 to 757,9)Reference
10–14 years74 (16.9)473.0 (374.1 to 597.1)0.83 (0.58 to 1.18)
5–9 years108 (24.7)759.3 (626.0 to 920.1)1.33 (0.95 to 1.85)
1–4 years198 (45.3)2028.3 (1761.1 to 2334.7)3.55 (2.61 to 4.82)
<1 year6 (1.4)320.1 (130.1 to 733.8)0.56 (0.24 to 1.30)
SexMale190 (43.5)727.3 (629.3 to 840.1)Reference
Female247 (56.5)1016.6 (894.8 to 1153.3)1.30 (1.08 to 1.57)
ResidenceUrban132 (30.2)786.2 (660.5 to 935.1)Reference
Rural305 (69.8)906.9 (809.3 to 1015.7)1.15 (0.94 to 1.41)