THE TREND OF CORROSIVE POISONINGS IN NORTH MACEDONIA – IS THERE A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN OF CORROSIVE POISONINGS?
Date Issued
2023-05
Author(s)
Niko Bekarovski
Kiril Naumoski
Abstract
Corrosive poisonings (CP) has remained highly presented in developing countries as opposite to the
developed ones where they are declining. Objective was comparing the epidemiological characteristics of CP in the last two years to the predicted values (PV) calculated according previous 10 year-period
trend analysis. There were 1668 acute CP from 2010 to 2021. CP decreased during the last 12 years period
(y=-6.5+181.4, R2=0.56), increased by 1.5% during 2020 due to COVID-19 curfews, and decreased by
25.5% in 2021, compared to PV. Females increased during 2020 by 7.7% and then continued to decrease
during 2021 by 27.5%, while males declined during 2020 and 2021 by 16.6% and 32.4% respectively,
compared to PV, becoming almost equally represented in 2021.
During 2020 and 2021 CP increased in adolescents (by 12.8% and 80.0%) and older than 75 years (by
2.5% and 6.2%), but not in adults who rose during 2020 by 3.7% and declined in 2021 by 17.9% compared
to PV. The suicidal CP presented in proportion slightly rose (y=0.01x+0.56, R2= 0.07) during 12 years
period, decreased in 2020 by 4.6% and increased by 9.9% in 2021 compared to PV. The CP declined
during the last 12 years in North Macedonia with an increase in suicidal CP and more significant
reduction in females compared to males. The age group patterns changed by increasing poisonings in
adolescent and older the 75 years during the last two years, becoming target vulnerable groups that
require increased medico-social attention.
developed ones where they are declining. Objective was comparing the epidemiological characteristics of CP in the last two years to the predicted values (PV) calculated according previous 10 year-period
trend analysis. There were 1668 acute CP from 2010 to 2021. CP decreased during the last 12 years period
(y=-6.5+181.4, R2=0.56), increased by 1.5% during 2020 due to COVID-19 curfews, and decreased by
25.5% in 2021, compared to PV. Females increased during 2020 by 7.7% and then continued to decrease
during 2021 by 27.5%, while males declined during 2020 and 2021 by 16.6% and 32.4% respectively,
compared to PV, becoming almost equally represented in 2021.
During 2020 and 2021 CP increased in adolescents (by 12.8% and 80.0%) and older than 75 years (by
2.5% and 6.2%), but not in adults who rose during 2020 by 3.7% and declined in 2021 by 17.9% compared
to PV. The suicidal CP presented in proportion slightly rose (y=0.01x+0.56, R2= 0.07) during 12 years
period, decreased in 2020 by 4.6% and increased by 9.9% in 2021 compared to PV. The CP declined
during the last 12 years in North Macedonia with an increase in suicidal CP and more significant
reduction in females compared to males. The age group patterns changed by increasing poisonings in
adolescent and older the 75 years during the last two years, becoming target vulnerable groups that
require increased medico-social attention.
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