Table 3

Mean and median hospitalisation for admitted in-patients and disability days of fully recovered injured persons, by demographic factors, for fully recovered injured persons in Khartoum State study sample, Sudan, 2010

 Accessed formal healthcare (n)Hospitalisation days for admittedTotal (n)Unadjusted p Value*Adjusted p Value*†Disability days (all persons injured)Total (n)Unadjusted p Value*Adjusted p Value*†Total injured (n)
MeanMedianMeanMedian
Totals26010.51.79214.96.6294441
Residence0.030.200.0040.20
 Urban21612.61.67016.27.0241355
 Rural443.91.8229.23.85388
Sex0.030.230.0080.08
 Male17112.91.66717.36.7177272
 Female894.01.72511.46.1117169
Age groups (yrs)0.0070.370.040.28
 0–15882.61.22211.54.9112168
 16–4412116.31.64616.56.8134197
 45+516.53.32418.69.34876
Education0.020.240.020.03
 No education6714.42.02114.75.283112
 Primary/khalwa7917.22.33112.95.398146
 Secondary573.31.71511.36.458100
 Diploma/university+573.31.42522.811.05583
Socioeconomic status‡0.007 0.003<0.0010.54
 Lowest4644.54.01415.75.568102
 Low633.51.5288.95.179111
 Middle507.61.81710.57.05274
 Higher middle472.81.11624.06.24979
 High544.32.31719.411.64675
Occupation0.020.330.0030.05
 Elementary occupations2131.32.5828.17.62030
 Plant and machine operators122.82.8610.02.7916
 Craft and related trades199.12.3926.18.51826
 Unemployed/retired2236.25.51017.58.12636
 Housewife324.94.079.83.64459
 Clerical/service and sales workers179.31.8713.76.51724
 Managers24.12.0930.914.01419
 Technicians1508.58.524
 Not applicable1203.31.33611.85.5144227
  • *p Value for homogeneity of means over categories.

  • †Adjustment for all factors included in tables 3 and 4.

  • ‡Quintiles of wealth index based on factors, such as home ownership, number of rooms and households assests.

  • Missing data was excluded from the analysis.