Table 1 Summary of discrete variables
Variables | < 120 | ≥ 120 |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |
Gender | ||
 Men | 180 (56.4) | 31 (44.3) |
 Women | 139 (43.6) | 39 (55.7) |
Place of residence | ||
 Town | 184 (57.7) | 27 (38.6) |
 Village | 135 (42.3) | 43 (61.4) |
History of burns | ||
 Yes | 56 (17.6) | 2 (2.9) |
 No | 263 (82.4) | 68 (97.1) |
Religion | ||
 Shia | 185 (58.0) | 54 (77.1) |
 Sunni | 99 (31.0) | 12 (17.1) |
 Other | 35 (10.9) | 4 (5.7) |
Burn percentage | ||
 <25% | 161 (50.5) | 38 (54.3) |
 25-50% | 104 (32.6) | 23 (32.9) |
 >50% | 54 (16.9) | 9 (12.9) |
Age | ||
 <14 | 164 (51.4) | 22(31.4) |
 14-35 | 83 (26.0) | 29(41.4) |
 >35 | 72 (22.6) | 19(27.1) |
Education | ||
 Illiterate | 184 (57.7) | 32 (45.7) |
 High school | 83 (26.0) | 24 (34.3) |
 Diploma | 40 (12.5) | 11 (15.7) |
 College education | 12 (3.8) | 3 (4.3) |
cause of burn | ||
 Fire or flame | 257 (80.6) | 49 (70.0) |
 Scald | 50 (15.7) | 19 (27.1) |
 Chemical | 3 (0.9) | 0 |
 Electrical | 6 (1.9) | 2 (2.9) |
 Contact | 3 (0.9) | 0 |
Burnt limbs | ||
 Upper limb | 52 (16.3) | 21 (30.0) |
 Lower limb | 115 (36.1) | 12 (17.1) |
 Combinatorial | 152 (47.6) | 37 (52.9) |
Occupational status | ||
 Unemployed | 254 (79.6) | 53 (75.7) |
 Employed | 65 (20.4) | 17 (24.3) |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 151 (47.3) | 33 (47.1) |
 Married | 168 (52.7) | 37 (52.9) |
Type burn | ||
 Intentional | 57 (17.9) | 12 (17.1) |
 Accidental | 262 (82.1) | 58 (82.9) |
Income (US$) | ||
 <200 | 177(55.5) | 20 (28.6) |
 200-319 | 123(38.6) | 45 (64.3) |
 ≥320 | 19(6.0) | 5 (7.1) |
Location of transfer to hospital | ||
 From downtown | 104 (32.6) | 9 (12.9) |
 Of the subsidiary cities | 177 (55.5) | 42 (60.0) |
 From other provinces | 38 (11.9) | 19 (27.1) |
Place of occurrence | ||
 Home | 174 (54.5) | 54 (77.1) |
 Work placement | 117 (36.7) | 9 (12.9) |
 Other | 28 (8.8) | 7 (10.0) |
Degree of burn | ||
 First-degree | 82 (25.7) | 0 |
 Second-degree | 9 (2.8) | 0 |
 Third-degree | 126 (39.5) | 22 (31.4) |
 Combinatorial | 102 (32.0) | 48( 68.6) |
Time of accident | ||
 Morning(6:00-11:59) | 142 (44.5) | 23 (32.9) |
 Noon(12.00-15:59) | 50 (15.7) | 13 (18.6) |
 Evening(16:00-18:59) | 62 (19.4) | 19 (27.1) |
 Night(19:00-23:59) | 61 (19.1) | 14 (20.0) |
 Midnight(24:00-5:59) | 4 (1.3) | 1 (1.4) |
Province of residence | ||
 Other provinces | 78(24.5) | 21(30.0) |
 Kermanshah | 241(75.5) | 49(70.0) |