Circumstantial context for accidental poisoning
| Characteristics | N (%) | CI (95%) |
| Household factors | ||
| Type of household (n=223) | ||
| Apartment building | 127 (57.0) | (0.50 to 0.63) |
| House made of tin | 89 (39.9) | (0.34 to 0.46) |
| House made of mud/wood/thatch | 6 (2.7) | (0.01 to 0.06) |
| Slum | 1 (0.4) | (0.00 to 0.02) |
| Where the incident took place (n=223) | ||
| Parents’ home | 183 (82.1) | (0.76 to 0.86) |
| Grandparents’ home | 20 (9.0) | (0.05 to 0.13) |
| School | 1 (4.0) | (0.00 to 0.02) |
| Other | 19 (8.5) | (0.05 to 0.13) |
| In which part of the house the incident took place (n=223) | ||
| Bedroom | 114 (51.1) | (0.44 to 0.58) |
| Drawing/dining room | 21 (9.4) | (0.06 to 0.14) |
| Kitchen | 33 (14.8) | (0.10 to 0.20) |
| Storeroom | 13 (5.8) | (0.03 to 0.09) |
| Yard | 12 (5.4) | (0.03 to 0.09) |
| Other | 30 (13.5) | (0.09 to 0.18) |
| Time when the incident took place | ||
| Morning | 65 (29.1) | (0.23 to 0.35) |
| Noon | 67 (30.0) | (0.24 to 0.36) |
| Afternoon | 37 (16.6) | (0.12 to 0.22) |
| Night | 54 (24.2) | (0.19 to 0.30) |
| Parents’ presence during the incident (n=223) | ||
| None | 60 (26.9) | (0.21 to 0.33) |
| Only one | 123 (55.2) | (0.48 to 0.61) |
| Both | 40 (17.9) | (0.13 to 0.23) |
| Time taken to bring the child to medical attention (n=223) | ||
| Less than 2 hours | 150 (67.3) | (0.61 to 0.73) |
| 2–4 hours | 54 (24.2) | (0.19 to 0.30) |
| 4–6 hours | 15 (6.7) | (0.04 to 0.11) |
| More than 6 hours | 4 (1.8) | (0.00 to 0.04) |
| Safety issues | ||
| The poison was in its original container (n=223) | ||
| No | 150 (67.3) | (0.61 to 0.73) |
| Yes | 73 (32.7) | (0.27 to 0.39) |
| Chemical stored in soft-drinks’ bottles (n=223) | ||
| No | 153 (68.6) | (0.62 to 0.74) |
| Yes | 70 (31.4) | (0.25 to 0.38) |
| Chemical/medicine stored in an unsafe place at home (n=223) | ||
| No | 64 (28.7) | (0.23 to 0.35) |
| Yes | 159 (71.3) | (0.65 to 0.77) |
| Event of poisoning happened earlier with the children or with siblings (n=223) | ||
| No | 220 (98.7) | (0.96 to 0.99) |
| Yes | 3 (1.3) | (0.00 to 0.04) |