Demographics, injury characteristics, and hospital course for patients enrolled in telephone follow-up program
| N | % | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 32 (24–42) | |
| Female sex | 804 | 24.9 |
| Rural | 365 | 9.4 |
| Household SES cluster | ||
| Rural poor | 29 | 1.5 |
| Rural wealthy | 244 | 12.9 |
| Urban poor | 23 | 1.2 |
| Urban middle-class homeowners | 171 | 9.0 |
| Urban middle-class tenants | 865 | 45.6 |
| Urban wealthy | 564 | 29.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 122 | 6.2 |
| Employed | 1259 | 64.2 |
| Student or child | 274 | 14.0 |
| Housewife/Husband | 121 | 6.2 |
| Retired | 42 | 2.1 |
| Other | 142 | 7.2 |
| Cellphone access | ||
| Yes | 3156 | 81.0 |
| No | 73 | 1.9 |
| Unknown | 667 | 17.1 |
| Travel distance (km) | ||
| <5 | 399 | 22.3 |
| 5–10 | 484 | 24.8 |
| 10–50 | 917 | 47.1 |
| >50 | 149 | 7.6 |
| Injury mechanism | ||
| Blunt | 1195 | 37.3 |
| Penetrating | 287 | 9.0 |
| Mixed | 1663 | 51.9 |
| Neither/Other | 58 | 1.8 |
| Injury location | ||
| Head and neck | 46 | 10.2 |
| Face | 153 | 34.0 |
| Chest | 17 | 3.8 |
| Abdomen | 3 | 0.7 |
| Pelvis | 3 | 0.7 |
| Spine | 2 | 0.4 |
| Extremity | 226 | 50.2 |
| Injury intent | ||
| Unintentional | 2812 | 87.0 |
| Intentional (self-harm) | 14 | 0.4 |
| Intentional (assault/homicide) | 358 | 11.1 |
| Legal intervention/War operations | 5 | 0.2 |
| Events unclear | 7 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 35 | 1.1 |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 124 | 4.1 |
| Primary school | 720 | 23.5 |
| Secondary/High school | 1750 | 57.1 |
| Tertiary/College | 411 | 13.4 |
| Other | 12 | 0.4 |
| Alcohol use | ||
| No | 2585 | 80.1 |
| Yes | 289 | 9.0 |
| Unknown | 355 | 11.0 |
| Triage disposition | ||
| Home | 1264 | 64.2 |
| Home to die | 5 | 0.3 |
| Left against medical advice | 463 | 23.5 |
| Transferred | 237 | 12.0 |
| Cost prevented medical care | 636 | 19.8 |
| Hospital | ||
| Catholic Hospital Pouma | 350 | 9.0 |
| Laquintinie Hospital of Douala | 1799 | 46.2 |
| Edea Regional Hospital | 462 | 11.9 |
| Limbe Regional Hospital | 1285 | 33.0 |
| Total patients reached | 3896 |
Variables reported as n (%), unless otherwise specified.
SES, socio-economic status.