Table 4.
The association between age groups of children and classes of medicines ingested
| Age group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicines class | (1–5) | (6–9) | (10–14) | Total |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Analgesic and antipyretic (n = 194) | 148 (76.3) | 37 (19.1) | 9 (4.6) | 194 |
| Antihypertensive (n = 55) | 53 (96.4) | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 55 |
| Antihistamines & cough mixture (n = 42) | 35 (83.3) | 6 (14.3) | 1 (2.4) | 42 |
| Vitamins and minerals (n = 42) | 38 (90.5) | 3 (7.1) | 1 (2.4) | 42 |
| Antihyperglycemic (n = 23) | 21 (91.3) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0) | 23 |
| Anticonvulsant (n = 21) | 17 (80.9) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (9.5) | 21 |
| Hormones (n = 24) | 20 (83.3) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (4.2) | 24 |
| Antibiotics (n = 6) | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 |
| Misc. (n = 123) | 115 (93.5) | 8 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 123 |