Table 4 Factors associated with outcome of poisoning
From: Pattern of acute poisoning at two urban referral hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia
Patient characteristics | Outcome of poisoning [Number (%)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Recovery | Death | P-Value* | |
Sex | 0.009 | ||
Male | 432 (50.8) | 18 (78.3) | |
Female | 418 (49.2) | 5 (21.7) | |
Age | < 0.001 | ||
0 to 12 years | 300 (37.0) | 0 | |
13 to 19 years | 148 (18.3) | 1 (6.25) | |
20 to 30 years | 245 (30.2) | 8 (50.0) | |
Over 30 years | 118 (14.6) | 7 (43.8) | |
Route of poisoning | 0.004 | ||
Ingestion | 776 (91.3) | 17 (73.9) | |
All other routes combineda | 74 (8.7) | 6 (26.1) | |
Residence | 0.959 | ||
Urban | 233 (27.8) | 6 (27.3) | |
Peri urban; Rural | 606 (73.2) | 16 (72.7) | |
Circumstance of poisoning | < 0.001 | ||
Accidental | 453 (58.5) | 0 | |
Deliberate self-harm | 322 (41.6) | 17 (100) | |
Toxic agent involved | < 0.001 | ||
Pharmaceutics and narcotics | 122 (17.9) | 4 (22.2) | |
Pesticides | 174 (25.5) | 13 (72.2) | |
Domestic and industrial | 185 (27.1) | 1 (5.6) | |
Plant, animal and food poisoning | 201 (29.5) | 0 | |