Table 1

Sociodemographic profile and injury characteristics among children attending emergency of hospitals in Makwanpur district, Nepal, April 2019–March 2020 (N=2696)

Patient/Injury characteristicsN (%)Rate/1000 children*Patient/Injury characteristicsN (%)
GenderNature of injury (one most severe)
 Male1778 (65.9)20.3 Cuts, bites or open wound1378 (51.1)
 Female918 (34.1)10.6 Bruise or superficial injury383 (14.2)
Age groups (years) Fracture299 (11.1)
 0–4653 (24.2)17.1 Sprain, strain or dislocation243 (9.0)
 5–9866 (32.1)17.5 Internal injury124 (4.6)
 10–14680 (25.2)12.0 Head injury/Concussion83 (3.1)
 15–17497 (18.4)16.6 Burns67 (2.5)
 0–172696 (100)15.5 Other115 (4.3)
Ethnicity/Caste  Unknown2 (0.1)
 Janajati1384 (51.3) Not recorded2 (0.1)
 Brahmin/Chhetri892 (33.1)Activities at the time injury occurred
 Dalit148 (5.5) Leisure/Play1889 (70.1)
 Madhesi146 (5.4) Travelling (not to/from school/work)296 (11.0)
 Muslim74 (2.7) Work202 (7.5)
 Others/Unknown52 (2.0) Travelling (to/from school/work)184 (6.8)
Place where injury occurred Education42 (1.6)
 Home/Compound1576 (58.5) Organised sports11 (0.4)
 Highway/Road/Street636 (23.6) Other52 (1.9)
 School233 (8.6) Unknown20 (0.7)
 Recreational area138 (5.1)Disposition
 Workplace76 (2.8) Discharged2317 (85.9)
 Other37 (1.4) Admitted to hospital164 (6.1)
Severity of injury  Transferred to another hospital179 (6.6)
 No apparent injury125 (4.6) Died21 (0.8)
 Minor1645 (61.0) Leave against medical advice11 (0.4)
 Moderate813 (30.2) Unknown2 (0.1)
 Severe111 (4.1) Not recorded2 (0.1)
 Not recorded2 (0.1) –
  • *Rates calculated using population estimates for Makwanpur from the 2011 census. Census data do not enable reporting of rates by ethnicity/caste.

  • †Ethnicity/Caste classification as per Nepal Health Management Information System.

  • ‡Injury severity was classified as ‘minor’ (superficial injury such as bruises or cuts), ‘moderate’ (injures requiring skilled treatment) or ‘severe’ (injures requiring intensive management) depending on the level of requirement for skilled emergency care intervention.