Research Article
Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children: Hospital Review in Selected Hospitals of Tanzania
Table 1
Age category and circumstances of poisoning for APP amongst children in Tanzania.
| Age category | Known | Unknown | Accidental | Occupational | Suicide | Homicide | Total |
| 1–5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6–10 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11–15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 16-17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16 | Male | 21 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | Female | 26 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | Total | 47 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 53 |
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