Incidence of Road Traffic Injury and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting the Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of injury cases in the Emergency Department of Tikure Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013 ().

Characteristics	Number	%
Sex
Male	280	78.7
Female	76	21.3
Age
<20	58	16.3
20–29	148	41.6
30–39	65	18.3
40–49	35	9.8
50–59	23	6.5
>60	27	7.6
Ethnicity
Oromo	134	37.6
SNNP	75	21.1
Amhara	124	34.8
Tigrie	19	5.3
Others	4	1.1
Marital status
Single	74	48.9
Married	47	41.3
Separated	23	6.5
Widowed	12	3.4
Educational status
Illiterate	82	23.0
Read and write	4	3.9
Primary (1–8)	155	43.5
Secondary (9–12)	80	22.5
College diploma	2	.6
College degree	23	6.5
Income
151–650	45	12.6
651–1400	44	12.4
1441–2350	24	6.7
2351–3550	7	2.0
3551–5000	6	1.7
No income	101	28.4
Unknown	129	36.2
Occupation
Trader	36	10.1
Farmer	74	20.8
Civil servant	72	20.2
Student	53	14.9
Construction Worker	24	6.7
Day labourer	45	12.6
Unemployed	52	14.6
Residence
Urban	244	68.5
Rural	112	31.5