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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

A hospital-based cross-sectional study on suicidal poisoning in Western Uttar Pradesh.

Narendra Singh Patel, Nidhi Choudhary, Nitin Choudhary, Vikas Yadav, Deepti Dabar, Mahendra Singh

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  2. Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and Short-Term Outcomes of Patients with Acute Poisoning Presenting to an Emergency of a Tertiary Care Center in Western Rajasthan.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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Narendra Singh PatelDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Nidhi ChoudharyDepartment of Dermatology, RKDF Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Nitin ChoudharyDepartment of Endocrinology, AIIMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Vikas YadavDepartment of Community Medicine, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Deepti DabarDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Mahendra SinghDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Government Medical College · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · INGovernment Medical College · INRKDF University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsPoisoning is most common method of committing suicide in India. Objectives of this study to assess prevalence of suicidal poisoning among all poisoning cases, its socio-demographic profile and its reasons in all admitted cases of suicidal poisoning in hospital.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on cases of poisoning of any age group admitted in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Subharti Hospital, Meerut. Poisoning cases with history or evidence of suicide were further interviewed. A semi-structured interview schedule in Hindi was used to collect data. Microsoft Excel 365 and R software version 3.6.0 were used for data entry and analysis respectively.

resultsAmong total 135 poisoning cases admitted in hospital, 126 provided consent and included in the study. Prevalence of suicidal poisoning was 77.7% (98). Most common age group involved was 11-20 years (36.7%) and 21-30 years (35.7%) and most of the participants were males (59.2%). Most suicidal poisoning cases took Aluminum Phosphide (31.6%), followed by Organophosphates (20.4%) as poison. Most frequent reasons for suicide as described by participants were 'Family quarrel or family unhappiness' (29.6%), 'failure in examination or interview or business' (23.5%), 'ill treatment by spouse or in laws' (16.3%) and 'unemployment' (9.2%).

conclusionOur study shows that consuming Agriculture poisons (Aluminum Phosphide and Organophosphates) are most common (52%) poisons consumed by suicidal poisoning cases. Agriculture poisons (Aluminum Phosphide and Organophosphates) are easily available in markets in India. There should be some restriction on their purchase to reduce suicidal incidences.

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Cross-sectional studyhospital basedpoisoningprevalencereasonsuicide

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