Research Article
The Scenario of Acute Poisoning in Jashore, Bangladesh
Table 6
Types of poisoning in relation to intention of poisoning of the study patients (n = 487).
| | Types of poisoning | Intention of poisoning of the study patients | value | | Suicidal, n (%) | Accidental, n (%) | Others (stupefying), n (%) | Total |
| | Organophosphorus compound (OPC) | 317 (65.1) | 5 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 322 (66.1) | <0.001s | | Sedatives | 26 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (5.3) | | Rat killer | 34 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (7.0) | | Kerosene | 20 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (4.1) | | CuSO4 | 30 (6.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (6.2) | | Harpic/phenol | 29 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (6.0) | | Alcohol | 13 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (2.7) | | Travel-related poisoning | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.6) | 8 (1.6) | | Paracetamol | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) | | Antidepressant/antipsychotic | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
| | Total | 474 (97.3) | 5 (1.0) | 8 (1.6) | 487 (100.0) | |
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s: statistically significant (p value: ≤ 0.05)
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