Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of poisoned patients
| Variables | Kerosene oil N = 50 (%)* |
Medicine N = 38 (%)* |
Insecticide N = 7 (%)* |
Bathroom cleaners N = 5 (%)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 28 (56) | 18 (47) | 05 (71) | 03 (60) |
| Female | 22 (44) | 20 (53) | 02 (29) | 02 (40) |
| Living area | ||||
| Urban | 40 (80) | 35 (92) | 05 (71) | 05 (100) |
| Rural | 10 (20) | 03 (08) | 02 (29) | 00 |
| Age (months) | ||||
| ≤ 24 months | 13 (26) | 18 (47) | 03 (43) | 00 |
| >24 months | 37 (74) | 20 (53) | 04 (57) | 05 (100) |
| Mean ± Std.dev | 35 ± 11 | 32 ± 15 | 40 ± 18 | 48 ± 0 |
| Time (mins) | ||||
| ≤ 180 mins | 40 (80) | 25 (66) | 05 (71) | 00 |
| > 180 mins | 10 (20) | 13 (34) | 02 (29) | 05 (100) |
| Mean ± Std.dev | 311 ± 49 | 205 ± 38 | 980 ± 64 | 1560 ± 866 |
| Outcome | ||||
| Discharge | 50 (100) | 38 (100) | 07 (100) | 02 (40) |
| Expired | 00 | 00 | 00 | 03 (60) |
* All figures have been rounded to the nearest zero; std.dev: standard deviation; mins: minutes.