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Table 2 Geographical location of exposure, referral status and time of arrival

From: Patients with acute poisoning presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Region

 Dar es Salaam

92 (86.8%)

 Coastal

9 (8.5%)

 Other regionsa

5 (4.7%)

Place

 Home

41 (38.7%)

 Recreational area

36 (34.0%)

 At work

10 (9.4%)

 Farm

1 (0.9%)

 Othersb

18 (17.0%)

Referral status

 District hospital

60 (56.6%)

 Self referral

26 (24.5%)

 Brought by police

13 (12.3%)

 Othersc

7 (6.6%)

Presenting time after exposure

 <2 h

13 (12.3%)

 2–12 h

42 (39.6%)

 >12 h

32 (30.2%)

 Unknown exposure time

19 (17.9%)

  1. aIncludes Kigoma, Mtwara, Dodoma and unknown region
  2. bIncludes on the street, school, mosque, hostel and unknown
  3. cIncludes referral from private hospitals, regional hospital and MNH methadone clinic