Table 2 Comparison of different household products poisoning with respect to age groups
From: Toxico-clinical study of patients poisoned with household products; a two-year cross-sectional study
Hydrochloric acid (N = 10) | sodium hypochlorite (N = 27) | Detergent and shampoo (N = 8) | Petroleum hydrocarbon (N = 18) | Other (N = 16) | combination household products (N = 4) | Total (N = 83) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
age groups (years) | 5–20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
10.0% | 11.1% | 50.0% | 5.6% | 31.3% | 0.0% | 16.9% | ||
20–40 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | |
60.0% | 55.6% | 12.5% | 77.8% | 37.5% | 75.0% | 54.2% | ||
40–60 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
20.0% | 18.5% | 25.0% | 11.1% | 18.8% | 0.0% | 16.9% | ||
> 60 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
10.0% | 14.8% | 12.5% | 5.6% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 12.0% | ||