TRAUMA Multi-method evaluation of the trauma care health system serving Karonga, Malawi
Malawi, 2019 - 2020
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MWI-MEIRU-TRAUMA-2019-v1
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Q7 - What was the cause of the injured persons injury? (injmech)
Data file: trauma_household
Overview
Valid:
611
Invalid:
1824
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
295
End:
296
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q7 - What was the cause of the injured persons injury?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road Traffic Accident - Ngozi ya pa musewo | 110 |
18%
|
| 2 | Fall - Wakawa | 159 |
26%
|
| 3 | Struck/hit by person or object - Wakatimbika na munthu panji chinthu | 146 |
23.9%
|
| 4 | Stab - Wakalasika na chimayi | 15 |
2.5%
|
| 5 | Gun shot - Wakalasika na futi | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | Fire, flames or heat - Moto panji chithukivu | 49 |
8%
|
| 7 | Drowning or near-drowning - Kumirwa panji pafupi kumirwa | 2 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Poisoning - Wakaryeskeka vyakukoma | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 9 | Animal bite - Wakalumika na chinyama | 44 |
7.2%
|
| 10 | Electricity shock - Wakaphya na magesi | 0 |
0%
|
| 97 | Other (specify) - Chinyakhe | 84 |
13.7%
|
| 98 | Unknown - Chikumanyikwa yayi | 1 |
0.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 1824 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.