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Table 1 ADR severity according to age, gender and drug

From: Adverse drug reactions experienced by out-patients taking chlorpromazine or haloperidol at Zomba Mental Hospital, Malawi

Parameter

Variable

GASS severity

Absent/mild

Moderate

Severe

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age

Young adult; 18–35 years (N = 28)

22

78.6

4

14.3

2

7.1

Middle aged adult; > 35 years (N = 12)

6

50.0

5

41.7

1

8.3

Gender

Male (N = 27)

19

70.3

5

18.5

3

11.1

Female (N = 13)

9

69.2

4

30.8

0

0.0

Drug

Haloperidol (N = 26)

22

84.6

3

11.5

1

3.8

Chlorpromazine (N = 14)

6

42.9

6

42.9

2

14.3