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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and mechanisms of TLSI

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