Plant Poisoning among Children in Rural Sri Lanka

Table 1

Demographic characteristics, patterns of poisoning, and transfer rates of children with plant poisoning.

Variable	Retrospective study ()	THA Study ()	Polonnaruwa study ()	Peripheral study ()	Total; ()
(1) Male : female	90 : 59; 4.5% : 45.5%	38 : 27; 58.4% : 1.6%	38 : 20; 65.5% : 34.5%	20 : 17; 54% : 46%	186 : 139; 57% : 43%
(2) <5 years : >5 years	99 : 66; 60% : 40%	52 : 13; 80% : 20%	26 : 32; 44.8% : 55.2%	31 : 6; 84.8% : 15.2%	208 : 117; 64% : 36%
(3) Unintentional : intentional	162 : 3; 98% : 2%	60 : 5; 92% : 8%	57 : 1; 98.3% : 1.7%	35 : 2; 95.6% : 5.4%	314 : 11; 96.6% : 3.4%
(4) Mortality	2 (1.2%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.7%)	—	4 (1.2%)
(5) Commonest poison	Jatropha circus	Jatropha circus	Jatropha circus	Jatropha circus	Jatropha circus
(6) Transfer rate	108 (65.4%)	49 (75.3%)	34 (58.2%)	25 (67.6%)	216 (66.4%)