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Population Attributable Risk Of Unintentional Childhood Poisoning In Karachi Pakistan, Bilal Ahmed, Zafar Fatmi, Amna R Siddiqui
Population Attributable Risk Of Unintentional Childhood Poisoning In Karachi Pakistan, Bilal Ahmed, Zafar Fatmi, Amna R Siddiqui
Department of Medicine
Background: The percentage of unintentional childhood poisoning cases in a given population attributable to specific risk factors (i.e., the population attributable risk) which can be calculated, determination of such risk factors associated with potentially modifiable risk factors, are necessary to focus on the prevention strategies.
Methods: We calculated PARs, using 120 cases with unintentional poisoning and 360 controls in a hospital based matched case- control study. The risk factors were accessibility to hazardous chemicals and medicines due to unsafe storage, child behavior reported as hyperactive, storage of kerosene and petroleum in soft drink bottles, low socioeconomic class, less education of …