Variable

Number

Percent%

Sex

Male

345

55.3%

Female

279

44.7%

Age

<1 years

55

8.81%

1: <3 years

100

16.03%

3: <6 years

350

56.09%

6: <12 years

54

8.65%

12: <18 years

65

10.42%

Residence

Rural

406

65.06%

Urban

218

34.94%

Route of poisoning

Oral

530

84.94%

Other routes

94

15.06%

Mode of exposure

Unintentional

579

92.8

Intentional

45

7.2

Involved substances

hydrocarbons

96

15.38%

Household corrosives

108

17.31%

Medications

204

32.69%

Pesticides

168

26.92%

CO

24

3.846%

Others

24

3.846%

Severity (PSS)

Asymptomatic (grade 0)

63

10.1%

Minor (grade 1)

393

63%

Moderate (grade 2)

144

23.1%

Severe (grade 3)

24

3.8%

Outcome

Discharge after completed management

555

88.94%

Discharge against medical advice

63

10.1%

Died

6

0.96%