Prevalence, Circumstances, and Management of Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Hospitals in Kampala City, Uganda

• Main Authors: Charles Ssemugabo (Author), Abdullah Ali Halage (Author), Ruth Mubeezi Neebye (Author), Victoria Nabankema (Author), Massy Moses Kasule (Author), Deogratius Ssekimpi (Author), Erik Jørs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study was aimed at assessing prevalence, circumstance, and management of acute pesticide poisoning in hospitals in Kampala. It was a retrospective cross-sectional study that involved reviewing of 739 poisoning patient records from 5 hospitals in Kampala. Of the 739 patients, 212 were due to pes...