Treated within 4 hours of presentation (n=704) | Treatment delayed >4 hours (n=3240) | P value | |
Age in years, mean±SD | 28.0±13.8 | 28.6±14.3 | 0.299 |
Age group in years, n (%) | |||
0–18 (n=724) | 136 (19.3) | 588 (18.1) | 0.360 |
19–40 (n=2662) | 483 (68.6) | 2179 (67.2) | |
41–60 (n=423) | 65 (9.2) | 358 (11.0) | |
>60 (n=135) | 20 (2.8) | 115 (3.5) | |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male (n=3339) | 610 (86.6) | 2729 (84.2) | 0.106 |
Female (n=605) | 94 (13.4) | 511 (15.8) | |
Area of residence, n (%) | |||
Urban (n=1993) | 365 (51.8) | 1628 (50.2) | 0.464 |
Rural (n=1946) | 339 (48.2) | 1607 (49.6) | |
Breadwinner, n (%) | |||
No (n=1486) | 290 (41.2) | 1196 (36.9) | 0.040 |
Yes (n=2423) | 410 (58.2) | 2013 (62.1) | |
Mode of arrival, n (%) | |||
Private vehicle (n=1146) | 224 (31.8) | 922 (28.5) | 0.033 |
Boda boda (n=318) | 49 (7.0) | 269 (8.3) | |
Ambulance (n=1057) | 186 (24.4) | 871 (26.9) | |
Police vehicle (n=1337) | 224 (31.8) | 1113 (34.4) | |
Walk-in (n=33) | 8 (1.1) | 25 (0.8) | |
Other (n=31) | 11 (1.6) | 20 (0.6) | |
Referred, n (%) | |||
No (n=1711) | 295 (41.9) | 1416 (43.7) | 0.406 |
Yes (n=2223) | 406 (57.7) | 1817 (56.1) | |
Cause of TBI, n (%) | |||
RTI (n=2322) | 421 (59.8) | 1901 (58.7) | 0.303 |
Falls (n=288) | 61 (8.7) | 227 (7.0) | |
Intentional injuries (n=1133) | 188 (26.7) | 945 (29.2) | |
Others (n=201) | 34 (4.8) | 167 (5.2) |
RTI, Road Traffic Injuries; TBI, traumatic brain injury.