Table 3.
Factors associated with circumstance of poisoning
| Patient characteristics | Circumstance of poisoning [Number (%)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accidental | DSHa | P-Value* | |
| Sex | 0.002 | ||
| Male | 254 (56.1) | 158 (45.1) | |
| Female | 199 (43.9) | 186 (54.9) | |
| Age | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 to 12 years | 288 (65.0) | 6 (1.9) | |
| 13 to 19 years | 43 (9.7) | 95 (30.1) | |
| 20 to 30 years | 63 (14.2) | 164 (51.9) | |
| Over 30 years | 49 (11.1) | 51 (16.1) | |
| Route of poisoning | < 0.001 | ||
| Ingestion | 382 (84.3) | 338 (99.7) | |
| All other routes combinedb | 71 (15.6) | 1 (0.21) | |
| Residence | 0.006 | ||
| Urban | 140 (31.4) | 76 (22.6) | |
| Peri urban; rural | 306 (68.6) | 261 (77.5) | |
| Outcome of poisoning | < 0.001 | ||
| Recovered | 453 (100) | 322 (95.0) | |
| Died | 0 | 17 (5.0) | |
| Toxic agent involved | |||
| Pharmaceutics and narcotics | 27 (7.0) | 93 (33.6) | < 0.001 |
| Pesticides | 61 (15.8) | 120 (43.3) | |
| Domestic and industrial | 126 (32.7) | 55 (19.9) | |
| Plant, animal and food poisoning | 171 (44.4) | 9 (3.3) | |
*P-values were derived using chi square
aDSH = Deliberate Self-Harm
bComprised of inhalation, bites/stings and dermal routes