Table 6

Financial and social burden due to an injury event, n = 1115.

Financial and social burden

Household income declines due to the injury of family member

Family borrows money to pay for medication or to make up for the loss of income

Items

No

Yes

OR (95% CI)

P value

No

Yes

OR (95% CI)

P value

Less than 4 categories of violence and human rights violations

204

28

1

-

211

21

1

-

≥4 categories of violence and human rights violations

681

202

1.94 (1.10-3.43)

<0.05

689

194

2.60 (1.63-4.24)

<0.001

Total

885

230

900

215

Financial and social burden

Family member stops working in order to take care of injured person

Family member stops schooling in order to take care of injured person or make up for the loss of income

Items

No

Yes

OR (95% CI)

P value

No

Yes

OR (95% CI)

P value

Less than 4 categories of violence and human rights violations

224

8

1

-

230

2

1

-

≥4 categories of violence and human rights violations

806

77

2.90 (1.40-6.00)

<0.005

848

35

9.03(1.83-44.44)

<0.01

Total

1030

85

1078

37

Generalised linear model adjusted to robust effect of cluster, residence location, number of family members, ethnicity, marital status, occupation of head of household, household income per month

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