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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(02): 069-072
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703657
Short Communication

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHILDHOOD POISONING

Pratik Vijay Tarvadi
1   Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Mangalore
,
Shankar M. Bakkannavar
2   Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Mangalore
,
Vikram Palimar
3   Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Mangalore
,
G. Pradeep Kumar
4   Professor & HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Mangalore
,
Mahabalesh Shetty
5   HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Mangalore
,
Sanjeev Badiger
6   Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, KSHEMA, NITTE University, Mangalore
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Abstract

Background: Accidental paediatric poisoning is a common medical emergency and also associated with a high morbidity and mortality in children. In developing countries like India, the poisoning emergencies are becoming a major cause of mortality in infants and toddlers. Among the various studies done on poisoning cases in our country, the study on poisoning is more or less only on adults and hence this study is taken up to understand the number of childhood poisoning cases (based on gender).

Method: A ten year record based cross sectional study from January 1999 to December 2008 was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, to understand the magnitude of childhood poisoning cases among males and females at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal.

Results: Male children were predominantly affected (male: female::1.32: 1). Most of the poisoning cases occurred at home in both the genders with boy to girl ratio based on percentage in indoor poisoning being 0.92:1 and boy to girl ratio based on percentage in outcome being 1.06:1.

Conclusion: Our study examines the difference in place and outcome of poisoning among boys and girls to identify population at risk and give suggestions so as to reduce the morbidity and mortality.

Keywords

paediatric - poisoning - gender


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