Table 3 The demographics of patients admitted with self poisoning by type of poison. Data from Anuradhapura district of Sri Lanka - September 2008 to January 2010
From: Changing epidemiologic patterns of deliberate self poisoning in a rural district of Sri Lanka
Age Groups | Organophosphate & Carbamate (n=704) | Paraquat (n=77) | Other Pesticides (n=783) | Medicine (n=785) | Oleander (n=392) | Other Poison (n=1051) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | |
12 - 19 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 18 |
20 - 29 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
30 - 39 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
40 - 49 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
50 - 59 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
60 & Above | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 61 | 39 | 71 | 29 | 57 | 43 | 20 | 80 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 46 |