A central storage facility to reduce pesticide suicides - a feasibility study from India

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Table 5 Change in all suicides after intervention*

	Intervention			Control			Difference in change	95% CI
	Total population	n	Rate /100,000	Total population	n	Rate /100,000			P-value
Attempted suicide:
Baseline	4446	20	449.8	3307	7	211.7
Follow up	4308	3	69.6	2673	4	149.6
Change 1½ yr		17	382.4		3	90.7	291.7	(83.2, 500.1)	<0.05
Change 1 yr							194.5	(55.5, 333.4)	<0.05
Completed suicide:
Baseline	4446	13	292.4	3307	3	90.7
Follow up	4308	2	46.4	2673	2	74.8
Change 1½ yr		11	247.4		1	30.2	217.2	(59.6, 374.8)	<0.05
Change 1 yr							144.8	(39.7, 249.9)	<0.05
All suicides:
Baseline	4446	33	742.2	3307	10	302.4
Follow up	4308	5	116.1	2673	6	224.5
Change 1½ yr		28	629.8		4	121.0	508.8	(247.9, 769.8)	<0.001
Change 1 yr							339.2	(165.3, 513.2)	<0.001

*Note:
1. Suicides include attempted and completed pesticide suicide and suicides by other methods.
2. Change calculated based on population at baseline.

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