From: Thoracolumbar spine injury in Cameroon: etiology, management, and outcome
Variables | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | |||
< 21 | 3 | 4.3 | |
21–40 | 42 | 60.0 | |
41–60 | 21 | 30.0 | |
> 61 | 4 | 5.7 | |
Gender | |||
Female | 14 | 20.0 | |
Male | 56 | 80.0 | |
Job Description | |||
Skilled | 33 | 47.1 | |
Unskilled | 21 | 30.0 | |
Unemployed/Student | 16 | 22.9 | |
Mode of payment | |||
Out of pocket | 36 | 51.4 | |
Health insurance | 34 | 48.6 | |
Mechanisms of trauma | |||
Road Traffic Accident | 32 | 45.7 | |
Falls from a height | 21 | 30.0 | |
Work-related | 10 | 14.3 | |
Violence | 4 | 5.7 | |
Home related | 2 | 2.9 | |
Sports-related | 1 | 1.4 |