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BMJ Publishing Group, Injury Prevention, 1(1), p. 26-30, 1995

DOI: 10.1136/ip.1.1.26

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Patterns of injury in children and adolescents presenting to a South African township health centre.

Journal article published in 1995 by K. J. Zwi ORCID, A. B. Zwi, E. Smettanikov, N. Söderlund, S. Logan ORCID
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To describe the patterns and causes of childhood injury presenting to a South African township health centre in 1991. DESIGN: Retrospective review of clinic held case notes. SETTING: Typical South-African urban township within Greater Johannesburg. SUBJECTS: 695 subjects aged 0-19 years presenting as a direct result of injury. RESULTS: Overall rates of presentation for injury were 6297/100,000/year (95% confidence interval 5463 to 7131); 35% of injuries were caused by violence, 14% by traffic, and 51% by other unintentional causes (such as falls and sport injuries). Males had higher rates of presentation than females for violent (p