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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population (N = 152)

From: The prevalence of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry confirmed paediatric poisoning at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Variable

n (%)

Male

86 (56%)

Age

< 1 year

14 (9%)

1–5 years

99 (65%)

> 5–12 years

31 (21%)

> 12 years

8 (5%)

Housing

Formal

96 (63%)

Informal

39 (26%)

Unknown

17 (11%)

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