Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of poisoned patients admitted to the emergency department from 2012 to 2016
| Variables categories | n | % |
| Age group | ||
| 11–19 | 557 | 11.1 |
| 20–29 | 1547 | 30.9 |
| 30–39 | 1094 | 21.8 |
| 40–49 | 817 | 16.3 |
| 50–59 | 575 | 11.5 |
| 60–69 | 267 | 5.3 |
| ≥70 | 152 | 3.0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 2296 | 45.8 |
| Female | 2713 | 54.2 |
| Type for exposure | ||
| Suicidal | 2842 | 56.7 |
| Abusive | 1105 | 22.1 |
| Accidental | 1017 | 20.3 |
| Unknown | 45 | 0.9 |
| Route of exposure | ||
| Ingestion (oral) | 4316 | 86.1 |
| Inhalation (nasal) | 590 | 11.8 |
| Contact (dermal) | 98 | 2.0 |
| Other | 5 | 0.1 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 2415 | 48.2 |
| Rural | 2568 | 51.3 |
| Unknown | 26 | 0.5 |
| Length of hospital stay | ||
| <48 hours | 367 | 7.3 |
| <1 week | 3219 | 64.3 |
| >1 week | 1423 | 28.4 |
| Outcome | ||
| Recovery | 1416 | 28.3 |
| Relative recovery | 3255 | 65.0 |
| Referral to other centres | 198 | 3.9 |
| Left against medical advice | 76 | 1.5 |
| Death | 64 | 1.3 |
| Total | 5009 | 100.0 |