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    Prevalence of child injuries in Mbale region, Eastern Uganda
    (East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2016) Ibingira, C.B.R.; Tumwiine, J.; Nankabirwa, P.; Nankunda, J.
    The rate of unintentional child injuries in sub-Saharan Africa is at 53.1 per 100,000, The highest for low income regions, data on these injuries and associated factors among children in Uganda is very scanty. Most child injuries are related to the way of life in rural communities typically burns from charcoal stoves, candle light , hot fluids, chemicals , falls, and animal bites . Methods: This was a cross sectional community survey among the Promise EBF participants in Mbale district of east Uganda. Objective; to establish the prevalence, causes and associated factors of un-intentional child injuries in Mbale District .