| childhood pica. some aspects of the clinical profile in manchester, jamaica. | the clinical profile of 108 children aged 1 1/2 years to 10 years who practised pica was compared to that of 50 non-pica patients aged 2 years to 10 years. of the patients with pica, 85% were less than 5 years of age and 29% were aged 1 1/2 years to 2 years. the male to female ratio was 1:1.4. ninety-two patients ingested dirt, 35 marl, 33 stone, 17 coal and 10 ashes. twenty-two patients ingested multiple substances. family history for pica was positive in 44 patients. forty-six per cent of pica ... | 1990 | 2333694 |