Table 4 Circumstances of pesticide poisonings and types of pesticides
From: Pesticide poisoning in Chitwan, Nepal: a descriptive epidemiological study
Descriptions | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Timing of pesticide exposure (n = 316) | ||
 Morning (6.00–12.00) | 76 | 24.1 |
 Day time (12.01–18.00) | 96 | 30.4 |
 Evening (18.01–24.00) | 138 | 43.7 |
 After mid night (0.01–5.59) | 6 | 1.9 |
 Median hour: 17:22, Mode: 22.00 h |  |  |
Place of pesticide exposure (n = 439) | ||
 Home | 435 | 99.1 |
 Farm/Field | 4 | .9 |
Route of exposure (Multiple response, n = 439) | ||
 Oral | 431 | 98.2 |
 Dermal | 10 | 2.3 |
 Respiratory | 3 | 0.7 |
Types of pesticides (n = 439) | ||
 Insecticide | 263 | 59.9 |
 Rodenticide | 91 | 20.8 |
 Herbicide | 15 | 3.4 |
 Fungicide | 5 | 1.1 |
 Unknown | 65 | 14.8 |
Chemical types (multiple response in some cases due to mixed composition of chemicals) | ||
 Organophosphorus | 174 | 39.6 |
 Pyrethroid | 154 | 35.1 |
 Phosphide (Zinc and Auminium) | 95 | 21.6 |
 Unknown chemical | 73 | 16.6 |
 Dinitrophenol derivative | 4 | 1.0 |
 Carbamate/thiocarbamate | 2 | 0.5 |
 Oraganochlorine | 2 | 0.5 |