Table 3.
The demographics of patients admitted with self poisoning by type of poison. Data from Anuradhapura district of Sri Lanka - September 2008 to January 2010
|
Age Groups |
Organophosphate & Carbamate (n=704) |
Paraquat (n=77) |
Other Pesticides (n=783) |
Medicine (n=785) |
Oleander (n=392) |
Other Poison (n=1051) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | |
|
12 - 19 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
17 |
7 |
37 |
16 |
24 |
8 |
18 |
|
20 - 29 |
18 |
15 |
33 |
13 |
19 |
16 |
9 |
32 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
|
30 - 39 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
|
40 - 49 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
|
50 - 59 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
60 & Above |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Total | 61 | 39 | 71 | 29 | 57 | 43 | 20 | 80 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 46 |