Childhood musculoskeletal impairment in Malawi from traumatic and non-traumatic causes: a population- based assessment using the key informant method

Table 2 Aetiology of MSI

Aetiology	Number assessed		No. per 1000¹
Family history	27	(2.9%)²	0.17
Congenital but no family history	226	(24.2%)	1.39
Perinatal hypoxia	103	(11.0%)	0.63
Trauma: Road traffic accident	6	(0.6%)	0.04
Trauma: Domestic violence	3	(0.3%)	0.02
Trauma: Other including accidents	68	(7.3%)	0.42
Infection: Osteomyelitis	23	(2.5%)	0.14
Infection: Cerebral Malaria	165	(17.7%)	1.02
Infection: Meningitis	20	(2.1%)	0.12
Infection: Other	62	(6.6%)	0.38
Developmental³	59	(6.3%)	0.36
Malnutrition	14	(1.5%)	0.09
Neoplasm	11	(1.2%)	0.07
Iatrogenic	5	(0.5%)	0.03
Unknown	141	(15.1%)	0.86

¹Estimated assuming prevalence was similar in children who were referred but did not attend the survey and extrapolated using the total number of children in the villages (338,235)
²Percentages expressed as number counted of total number of children with MSI³Motor skills that are delayed at developmental milestones with no identifiable medical or neurological conditions

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