Risk Factors for Acute Unintentional Poisoning among Children Aged 1–5 Years in the Rural Community of Sri Lanka

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Age</td><td class="align_center">Children with unintentional poisoning</td><td class="align_center">Control group</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1-2 years old</td><td class="align_center">107 (35.7%)</td><td class="align_center">107 (35.7%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2–4 years old</td><td class="align_center">153 (51.0%)</td><td class="align_center">153 (51.0%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4-5 years old</td><td class="align_center">40 (13.3%)</td><td class="align_center">40 (13.3%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">300 (100%)</td><td class="align_center">300 (100%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Age distributions of two groups: “children with acute unintentional poisoning” and “control group.”

International Journal of Pediatrics

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Table 2: Risk Factors for Acute Unintentional Poisoning among Children Aged 1–5 Years in the Rural Community of Sri Lanka 