Table 1 Sri Lankan studies on attempted self-poisoning included in this review
From: Characteristics of non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: a systematic review
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT): | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Study | Study Design | N | Outcomes examined |
1 | Fleischmann et al. 2005 [13] | RCT of brief intervention following attempted suicide | 1067 | Demographic features, methods used and outcomes |
2 | Bertolote et al. 2010 [16] | Same study as above | TAU: 149 BIC: 151 | Rate of repetition of attempted suicide at 18 months |
Case control: | ||||
No | Study | Study Design | N | Outcomes examined |
3 | Seneviratne et al. 1999 [37] | Case control | 168 cases | Demographic features, psychiatric morbidity |
4 | Van Der Hoek et al. 2005 [14] | Case control | 253 cases**of which 84% was intentional | Demographic features, types of poisons, risk factors |
Cross sectional descriptive: | ||||
No | Study | Subjects | Number of subjects | Outcomes examined |
5 | Fernando [35] | Subjects: patients hospitalized after poisoning | 101 | Demographic characteristics, poisons used |
6 | Chandrasena 1981 [29] | Subjects: patients hospitalized after poisoning | 64 | Demographic characteristics, poisons used, psychiatric morbidity |
7 | Jeyaratnam et al. 1987 [21] | Residents in the study area who had a history of hospital admission for poisoning + farmers in agricultural communities in 4 South Asian countries | 94 (in Sri Lanka)**of which 36.2% was intentional | Types of pesticides used ingested, awareness among consumers of health hazards of pesticides |
8 | Hettiarachchi et al. 1989 [30] | Patients hospitalized due to self-poisoning in South Sri Lanka. | 97 | Demographic features, types of poisons, reasons for choice of poison and where obtained |
9 | Hettiarachchi et al. 1989 [33] | Same study as above | 97 | Intent, triggers, psychiatric morbidity |
Cross sectional descriptive continued: | ||||
No | Study | Subjects | Number of subjects | Outcomes examined |
10 | Eddleston et al. 2005 [7] | Patients hospitalized after self-poisoning, in a rural agricultural area, over one year | 2189 | Demographic characteristics, type of poisons ingested |
11 | Eddleston et al. 2006 [32] | Subjects: patients hospitalized after self-poisoning (opportunistic sample) | 268 | Reasons for choice of poison, outcome, expected outcome, premeditation |
12 | De Silva et al. 2008 [26] | Inpatients after self-poisoning (Colombo region) | 191 | Demographic characteristics, types of poisons ingested |
13 | Fahim et al. 2010 [19] | Inpatients after self poisoning (Polonnaruwa & Peradeniya regions) | 816 | Rate of previous self-harm |
14 | Dawson et al. 2010 [24] | Patients admitted to two rural hospitals after deliberate ingestion of a single pesticide, from 2002 to 2008. | 9302 | Demographic features, type of pesticide ingested |
Retrospective survey of medical records: | ||||
No | Study | Type of records surveyed | Number of records | Outcomes examined |
15 | Senewiratne et al. 1974 [18] | Records of all inpatients treated at Kandy Hospital for acute poisoning, in 1970 and 1971 | 472* *of which 82% was intentional | Rates of attempted poisoning, demographic features, types of poisons ingested |
16 | Dissanayake et al. 1974 [20] | Police records 1970–72, of the Police Post, General Hospital, Colombo region + Case notes of admissions for poisoning to Colombo Hospital 1970-72 | 270**of which 49% was intentional104 (non-random sample) | Demographic features (age and gender) |
17 | Jeyaratnam et al. 1982 [12] | Randomly selected hospital records of patients discharged with a diagnosis of pesticide poisoning, from hospitals throughout Sri Lanka | 1000 | Rates of poisoning, demographic features, types of poisons ingested |
18 | Senanayake et al. 1986 [36] | Hospital admissions for acute poisonings in hospitals in selected areas of Sri Lanka (Peradeniya, Colombo, Galle and Jaffna regions) | Peradeniya-179 Galle-100 Colombo- 101 Jaffna- 446 | Demographic features, types of poisons ingested, associated illness |
19 | Hettiarachchi et al. 1989 [17] | Records of patients hospitalized due to non-fatal poisoning over a 1 year (1986–7) (South Sri Lanka) | 669**of which 73% was intentional | Prevalence rates, demographic features, types of poisons, case fatality. |
Retrospective survey of medical records continued: | ||||
No | Study | Type of records surveyed | Number of records | Outcomes examined |
20 | Eddleston et al. 1999 [25] | Hospital records of patients treated for self ingestion of oleander plant (1995–96) + Assessment of inpatients after oleander ingestion | 415 79 | Demographic features, triggers for self-poisoning |
21 | De Silva et al. 2000 [34] | Hospital records of patients hospitalized due to parasuicide in Kandy, Peradeniya, Kurunegala and Matale regions during 1993–94. | 5036* *of which >80% was intentional | Demographic features, type of poisons ingested |
22 | Van Der Hoek et al. 2006 [9] | Hospital records of patients hospitalized due to poisoning, in South Sri Lanka, from 1990–2002. | 8110**of which 64% was intentional | Demographic features, rates of poisoning, type of poisons ingested |
23 | Manuel et al. 2008 [8] | Hospital records of patients admitted due to self-poisoning in rural south Sri Lanka + selected economic indices of that area | 844 | Rates of attempted poisoning, associations with socioeconomic indices |
24 | Senadheera et al. 2010 [27] | Hospital records of children & adolescents admitted to Hospital in South Sri Lanka (Karapitiya region), due to deliberate self-harm | 827**of which 99% was due to attempted self-poisoning | Demographic features, types of substances ingested, change of substances ingested with time |
Qualitative: | ||||
No | Study | Study Design | N | Outcomes examined |
25 | Van Der Hoek et al. 1998 [23] | Mixed methods-Retrospective analysis of hospital records for information on occurrence of pesticide poisoning in the area + Qualitative interviews of families living in a village in a rural agricultural area | 526**of which 68% was intentional | Quantitative: Socio-demographic features, types of pesticides ingested. Qualitative: Exploration of daily use, practices and storage regarding pesticides |
26 | Konradsen et al. 2006 [22] | Qualitative interviews with those who have attempted intentional self-poisoning, key workers in the area and focus group discussions with those from that community. | 159 | Exploration of factors and triggers associated with attempted self-poisoning (particularly sociological aspects). |