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

Table 5

Multivariate analysis of independent risk factors for acute unintentional pediatric poisoning in the binary logistic regression model.

Proposed risk factor	Odds ratio	95% CI (OR)		value
		Low	High
Environmental risk factors
(1) Unsafe storage of household chemicals	2.70	1.49	4.90	0.001
(2) Inadequate supervision of the child	28.50	15.38	52.60	<0.001
(3) Poisonous plants in the home garden	3.67	1.70	7.93	0.001
Family related risk factors
(1) Mother working during the daytime	7.14	2.89	17.54	<0.001
(2) Nonauthoritative parenting styles	12.34	2.14	71.40	0.005
(3) Primary level education in the mother	2.73	1.05	7.14	0.039
(4) Lack of family support	17.54	3.65	83.3	<0.001
Personal characteristics
(1) Developmental delay in the child	7.93	1.57	40.00	0.012