What is it about?

There seem to be gender bias towards toxic agents for intentional poisoning; Diazinon is biased towards females while males preferentially get exposed to Amitraz

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Why is it important?

Over half the poisoning cases are misdiagnosed or misclassified

Perspectives

There is very limited comprehensive studies on the status of acute poisoning in the Kenyan health system. This study contributes to bridging this existing knowledge gap

Joserph Kipkoech Bundotich
Ministry of Health, Kenya

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This page is a summary of: Acute poisoning in the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru, Kenya: January to June 2012, South African Family Practice, May 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.975448.
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