Table 1.
Socio-demography and annual occurrence of poisoning cases and mortalities
| Descriptive measures | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of poisoning | 278 | 301 | 361 | 447 | 473 |
| Number of deaths | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 30 |
| Incidence rate (Per 1000 population) | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.55 | 1.92 | 2.03 |
| Case fatality rate | 32.37 | 19.93 | 44.32 | 42.50 | 63.42 |
| Mortality rate | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Male | 171 | 183 | 232 | 270 | 292 |
| Female | 107 | 118 | 129 | 177 | 181 |
| P = 0.8386 | |||||
| Married | 175 | 210 | 257 | 300 | 310 |
| Unmarried | 103 | 91 | 104 | 147 | 163 |
| P = 0.1724 | |||||
| Suicidal | 263 | 290 | 338 | 417 | 447 |
| Accidental | 10 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 25 |
| Undetermined | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| P = 0.0641 | |||||
| Day | 108 | 124 | 149 | 165 | 171 |
| Night | 170 | 177 | 212 | 282 | 302 |
| P = 0.4503 | |||||
| Hindu | 237 | 264 | 315 | 395 | 443 |
| Muslim | 18 | 19 | 39 | 34 | 16 |
| Christians | 23 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 14 |
P = 0.0001