Gender differences in risk factors and patterns contributing towards deliberate self-poisoning
Annals Abbassi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. 2015; 20 (1): 23-28
in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To determine the gender differences in risk factors and patterns contributing towards deliberate self-poisoning.Methods:
A descriptive study of patients admitted in National Poisoning Control Center Ward-5, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center Karachi, was conducted for six months from 1st July 2013 to 1st January 2014. The information was gathered using a questionnaire generated from World Health Organization, International Programme on Chemical Safety's INTOX [WHO IPCS INTOX] recording format for toxic exposure the data was analyzed on package SPSS version 14.0. The results were obtained in numbers and percentages. The Chi-square test was used for statistical differences of risk factors for deliberate self-poisoning in relation to gender. p-values of <0.05 were considered significant.Results:
Out of the 374 patients analyzed during this period the age group most frequent was within the range of 15-74 years, with 61.5% of the subjects being male. No significant age difference was observed between male and female subjects. Single male subjects represented the largest population which attempted deliberate self-poisoning. History of psychiatric illness and drug abuse was more common in male subjects. There was no significant difference in educational status, agent used for Deliberate Self-Poisoning [DSP], number of agents used or route of exposure in the two genders. The agent most commonly used was organophosphate insecticide.Conclusion:
Young single males belonging to low socioeconomic group and having history of psychiatric illness or drug abuse are at greater risk of Deliberate Self-Poisoning [DSP]. Preventive strategies need to be directed at this population
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. Abbassi Shaheed Hosp. Karachi Med. Dent. Coll.
Year:
2015
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