Table 4.
Independent Predictors for Treatment Outcome of Acute Poisoning
| Variables | Category | Treatment Outcome, N=134 | AOR | 95% CI | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | |||||
| Age | <19 | 37(94.9) | 2(5.1) | 1 | ||
| 19 to34 | 64(87.7) | 9(12.3) | 2.515 | 0.441–14.358 | 0.299 | |
| ≥35 | 16(72.7) | 6(27.3) | 6.63 | 1.006–43.693 | 0.049 | |
| Sex | Male | 56(81.2) | 13(18.8) | 1 | 0.027 | |
| Female | 61(93.8) | 4(6.2) | 0.282 | 0.087–0.92 | ||
| Residence | Rural | 38(92.7) | 3(7.3) | 0.215 | ||
| Urban | 79(84.9) | 14(15.1) | 2.245 | 0.608–8.3 | ||
| Patient status | Conscious | 35(87.5) | 5(12.5) | 1 | 0.97 | |
| Unconscious | 82(87.2) | 12(12.8) | 1.024 | 0.336–3.126 | ||
| Manner of poisoning | Intentional | 91(88.3) | 12(11.7) | 0.542 | ||
| Unintentional | 26(83.9) | 5(16.1) | 1.5 | 0.471–4.52 | ||
| Time of arrival since exposure (hours) | ≤1 | 27(96.4) | 1(3.6) | 1 | ||
| >1 to ≤5 | 78(85.7) | 13(14.3) | 5.170 | 0.586–45.594 | 0.139 | |
| >5 | 12(80.0) | 3(20.0) | 4.317 | 0.355–52.554 | 0.251 | |
| Hospital stay | ≤48 | 97(89.8) | 11(10.2) | 1 | 0.035 | |
| >48 | 20(76.9) | 6(23.1) | 3.584 | 1.094–11.724 | ||
Note: *Multivariate analysis result.
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.