Table 4.
Multivariable analysis of factors associated with poor treatment outcome of acute poisoning.
| Variables | Treatment outcome | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | |||||
| Sex | Male Female | 40 (62.5) | 24 (37.5) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 (52.3) | 41 (47.7) | 1.52 (0.79–2.9) | 1.31 (0.62–1.8) | 0.34 | ||
| Age (years) | <18 | 26 (57.8) | 19 (42.2) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19–37 | 53 (59.6) | 36 (40.4) | 0.93 (0.4–1. 9) | 0.81 (0.3–1.2) | 0.22 | |
| >38 | 6 (36.5) | 10 (62.5) | 2.28 (0.7–7.4) | 2.14 (0.4–6.3) | 0.31 | |
| Mode of poisoning | Accidental | 45 (61.6) | 28 (38.4) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suicidal | 40 (51.9) | 37 (48.1) | 1.49 (0.78–2.8) | 2.44 (1.1–5.4) | 0.028* | |
| Source of poisoning | Home | 52 (64.2) | 29 (35.8) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hotel | 21 (63.6) | 12 (36.4) | 1.02 (0.4–2.4) | 0.8 (0.24–1.8) | 0.45 | |
| Workplace | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) | 3.58 (1.6–5.2) | 2.45 (0.94–4.3) | 0.08 | |
| Drug poisoning | No | 76 (59.8) | 51 (40.2) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 2.32 (1.3–4.7) | 2.13 (1.21–3.32) | 0.006 * | |
| Time to arrival (h) | <1 | 24 (55.8) | 19 (44.2) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ⩾1 | 61 (57) | 46 (43) | 0.95 (0.46–1.94) | 1.2 (0.82–1.96) | 0.092 | |
AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
*
Statistically significant.