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 |
Adjusted for covariates - poison type (except for sub-category of poison types), hospital category.