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A Psychosocial Study of Accidental Poisoning in Egyptian Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ahmed Okasha ,
Zeinab Bishry ,
Nadia M. Osman  and
M. Kamel
Ahmed Okasha
Affiliation:
Ain Shams University, Cairo
Zeinab Bishry
Affiliation:
Ain Shams University, Cairo
Nadia M. Osman
Affiliation:
Islamic Girls College, El Azhar University, Cairo
M. Kamel
Affiliation:
Ain Shams University, Cairo
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Summary

One hundred and twenty-seven accidentally poisoned children from the emergency room of the Islamic Girls College, Cairo, were compared with an equal number of controls.

The highest age incidence for both sexes in poisoned children was 36 months. Males outnumbered females at a ratio of 3:2. Behavioural problems such as hyperactivity, temper tantrums, aggression, stubbornness, nocturnal enuresis and impulsiveness occurred more often in poisoned children than in controls and more often in those (24 patients) referred with accidental poisoning on more than one occasion. The families of poisoned children differed significantly from the controls in their large size, low level of education, disturbed home atmosphere and the accessibility to the child of the poisonous substance.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 129 , Issue 6 , December 1976 , pp. 539 - 543
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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