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The topic includes the trends in poisoning cases across Prayagraj district—in Uttar Pradesh East India over a five-year period (2017- 2021). The study provides a comprehensive analysis of poisoning trends through various dimensions, including yearly, gender-wise, area-wise, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, occupational, and marital status distributions. It also examines the type of poison involved and its relationship with demographic factors such as age. The statistical and percentage approach were used for the examination of these selected demographic parameters and this revealed that Prayagraj district reported the highest number of poisoning cases with 1,612 cases. the data showed a significant variation in poisoning cases across different times of the year, with the highest incidence observed in the summer months (June-August), accounting for 37.5% of the cases, and the lowest in the winter months (December- February), accounting for 22.3%. Gender-wise distribution indicated that males were more frequently affected, constituting 68.4% of the cases compared to 31.6% for females. Additionally, the study found that younger age groups (15-30 years) were most vulnerable, accounting for 45.8% of the cases, while older age groups (above 60 years) had the lowest incidence at 12.9%.
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