Table 1 Characteristics of paediatric pesticide-related fatalities (N = 54) in the west metropole of Cape Town, 2010–2019
Number of paediatric pesticide-related deaths, n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | < 1 7 (13.0) | 1–4 16 (29.6) | 5–9 5 (9.3) | 10–14 4 (7.4) | ≥ 15 22 (40.7) | total 54 (100.0) | p-value |
Biological sex | 0.031 | ||||||
Female | 3 (42.9) | 6 (37.5) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (75.0) | 18 (81.8) | 32 (59.3) | |
Male | 4 (57.1) | 10 (62.5) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 (18.2) | 22 (40.7) | |
Alleged manner of death | < 0.001 | ||||||
Homicide | 2 (28.6) | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (9.3) | |
Suicide | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (50.0) | 16 (72.7) | 18 (33.3) | |
Accident | 1 (14.3) | 9 (56.2) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.5) | 13 (24.1) | |
Under investigation | 4 (57.1) | 5 (31.3) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (25.0) | 5 (22.7) | 18 (33.3) | |