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. 2013 Aug 19;8(8):e71787. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071787

Table 4. Primary outcomes with adjusted odds ratios to assess the effect of intervention over the 12 months follow-up period in intervention and control hospitals in North Central Province of Sri Lanka.

Control Intervention Adjusted for matched pairs & clustering,Not adjusted for covariates Adjusted for matched pairs & clustering, & Adjusted for covariates #
Y/n (%) Y/n (%) OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Activated Charcoal
Overall 555/1625 (34) 649/1699 (38) 2.29 (1.04–5.07) 0.04 2.95 (1.28–6.80) 0.01
Pesticides 295/660 (45) 319/665 (48) 2.37 (0.96–5.85) 0.06 2.64 (1.09–6.40) 0.03
All poison excluding paracetamol & hydrocarbon 479/1243 (39) 534/1281 (42) 2.36 (1.09–5.15) 0.03 2.67 (1.17–6.10) 0.02
Other & unknown poison 73/339 (22) 118/413 (29) 2.61 (1.22–5.59) 0.01 3.43 (1.60–7.31) 0.001
Paracetamol 35/122 (29) 57/156 (37) 2.05 (0.83–5.05) 0.12 2.41 (1.06–5.51) 0.04
Hydrocarbon 8/162 (5) 18/170 (11) 2.21 (0.65–7.57) 0.21 1.85 (0.61–5.65) 0.28
Forced emesis 977/1625 (60) 900/1699 (53) 0.81 (0.58–1.14) 0.23 0.99 (0.80–1.24) 0.95
Pralidoxime (organophosphate only n = 439) 14/224 (6) 13/215 (6) 0.94 (0.31–2.89) 0.92 0.98 (0.29–3.30) 0.98
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Adjusted for covariates - poison type (except for sub-category of poison types), hospital category.