Table 1

Distribution of the 26778 women aged over 19, with injuries recorded in EDISS during a three year period (1996–98) by demographic, event and injury descriptive variables, and by the cause of injury

VariableNo (%) of injuries due to IPVNo (%) of injuries declared as unintentional
Age (years)
    <30 73 (23.4) 4965 (18.8)
    30–39136 (43.6) 3703 (14.0)
    40–49 60 (19.2) 3579 (13.5)
    50–59 28 (9.0) 3825 (14.4)
    60+ 15 (4.8)10394 (39.3)
Nationality
    Greek287 (92.0)25032 (94.6)
    Migrants 25 (8.0) 1434 (5.4)
Region
    Urban 37 (11.9)10809 (40.8)
    Rural275 (88.1)15657 (59.2)
Place
    Home272 (87.2)13407 (50.7)
    Other 40 (12.8)13059 (49.3)
Time
    24.00–05.59 21 (6.7) 788 (3.0)
    06.00–13.59 89 (28.5)12787 (48.3)
    14.00–21.59167 (53.5)11327 (42.8)
    22.00–23.59 35 (11.3) 1564 (5.9)
Day
    Weekday226 (72.4)19370 (73.2)
    Weekend 86 (27.6) 7096 (26.8)
Season
    Winter 62 (19.9) 5827 (22.0)
    Spring 68 (21.8) 6561 (24.8)
    Summer104 (33.3) 7289 (27.5)
    Autumn 78 (25.0) 6789 (25.7)
Transfer of injured person
    On her own124 (39.7) 2353 (8.9)
    Ambulance/other person188 (60.3)24113 (91.1)
Time from injury to medical evaluation
    Same day228 (73.1)20769 (78.5)
    More than one day 84 (26.9) 5697 (21.5)
Number of injuries
    One124 (39.7)21757 (82.2)
    Multiple188 (60.3) 4709 (17.8)
Type of injury
    Contusion/open wound223 (71.5)12904 (48.8)
    Fracture 12 (3.9) 7047 (26.6)
    Concussion 55 (17.6) 1408 (5.3)
    Luxation/dislocation/other 16 (5.1) 4814 (18.2)
    No injury diagnosed 6 (1.9) 290 (1.1)
Body part inured
    Brain 56 (17.9) 1441 (5.4)
    Skull 43 (13.8) 1007 (3.8)
    Face/rest of the head 94 (30.1) 1271 (4.8)
    Trunk 51 (16.4) 3836 (14.5)
    Upper limbs 52 (16.7) 8182 (30.9)
    Lower limbs 16 (5.1)10729 (40.6)