Statistical Analysis of Drug Intoxication and Chemical Intoxication in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2021)
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Abstract
The article analyzes the number of cases of drug intoxication and chemical intoxication in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2021 (3492 cases) 2125 cases of drug intoxication, and 1367 cases of chemical intoxication for the Kingdom’s twenty health areas, which exceeded the cases last year (2838) by 23%. This study aims to find out whether there is a significant difference between female infections and male infections, between infections of drug intoxication and chemical intoxication, and between infections in different health areas, and to find out which areas is more affected. The study followed the analytical methodology to the data and used statistical measures t-test, analysis of variance, Chi Square test and percentages and means. The study showed that there is a significant difference between the number of infections in different areas, and there is no significant difference between male and female infections, and between drug intoxication, and chemical intoxication infections. The study also showed that cases of drug intoxication and chemical intoxication do not Affected by gender (males, females), also explained that all classifications show an increase in 2021; The rate of change in male infections is higher than the rate of infection among females by 4%, and the rate of change in drug infections is higher than the rate of chemical infections by 23%. These results indicate that infections in 2021 exceeded those in 2020, male infections exceeded female infections, and drug infections exceeding chemical infections in 2020 and 2021. The study also showed that the Riyadh area is the most exposed to drug and chemical intoxication (37.3). % and 24.2%, respectively, and also it is the highest percentage of infections among males and females (31.3% and 32.3%, respectively). The study concluded by recommending developing means of protection against intoxication and spreading awareness about preventing drug and chemical intoxication, especially in areas with high rates of drug and chemical intoxication.