Table 5 Comparison of the type of poison used in self-poisoning in July- December 2005 and July-December 2009. Data from a subset of 28 hospitals in Anuradhapura district in Sri Lanka
From: Changing epidemiologic patterns of deliberate self poisoning in a rural district of Sri Lanka
In 2005 | In 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Type of poisoning | n (%) | n (%) | Difference of Proportions (95% CI) |
Organophosphates | 138 (18.6) | 116 (15.1) | −3.5 (−7.3 to 0.3) |
Carbamates | 36 (4.9) | 35 (4.6) | −0.29 (−2.4 to 1.8) |
Other & Unknown pesticides | 196 (26.4) | 177 (23.0) | −3.4 (−7.7 to 1.0) |
Paraquat | 18 (2.4) | 18 (2.3) | −0.08 (−1. 6 to 1.5) |
Medicinal drugs | 83 (11.2) | 138 (17.9) | 6.8 (3.2 to 10.3) |
Oleander | 100 (13.5) | 74 (9.6) | −3.8 (−7.16 to −0.6) |
Hydrocarbon | 54 (7.3) | 38 (4.9) | −2.3 (−4.7 to 0.09) |
Other poison types ± | 120 (16.2) | 173 (22.5) | 6.3 (2.4 to 10.3) |
Total | 743 | 769 |