Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka

Table 3

Pattern of poisoning with types of medications among children in North Central Province (THA- Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, PDGH- Polonnaruwa District General Hospital, and RDHS- Regional Director of Health Services).

Type of medication	THA retrospective study (n − 135) (%)	THA prospective study (%)	PDGH (n − 108) (%)	RDHS study (n − 55) (%)	Total (%)
1. Analgesics	48 (35.5)	39 (33.9)	27 (29)	22 (53.6)	137 (35.6)
2. Anticonvulsants	20 (14.8)	20 (17.3)	9 (9.6)	6 (14.6)	55 (14.3)
3. Antiasthma drugs	14 (10.3)	7 (6.1)	13 (13.9)	2 (4.8)	35 (9.1)
4. Antihypertensive drugs	9 (6.6)	11 (9.5)	6 (6.4)	3 (7.2)	29 (7.6)
5. Antihistamines	9 (6.6)	9 (7.8)	9 (9.6)	2 (4.8)	29 (7.6)
6. Antibiotics	6 (4.4)	9 (7.8)	6 (6.4)	(0)	21 (5.4)
7. Antipsychiatric drugs	4 (3)	9 (7.8)	3 (3.2)	4 (9.6)	20 (5.3)
8. Disinfectants	4 (3)	3 (2.6)	3 (3.2)	1 (2.4)	11 (2.9)
9. Other	21 (15.5)	8 (6.9)	17 (18.2)	1 (2.4)	47 (11.2)