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dc.contributor.author | Fernando, K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jayamanna, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Weerasinghe, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Priyadarshana, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ratnayake, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pearson, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gunnell, D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dawson, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hawton, K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Konradsen, F. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Eddleston, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Metcalfe, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Knipe, D. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-18T06:44:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-18T06:44:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Ceylon Medical Journal.2021;66(2):87–95. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2386-1274 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/24375 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Over 90% of youth suicide deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Despite this relatively little is known about risk factors in this context. Aims: Investigate risk factors for deliberate self-harm (non-fatal) in young people in rural Sri Lanka. Methods: A prospective cohort study of 22,401 individuals aged 12-18 years with complete data on sex, student status, household asset score, household access to pesticides and household problematic alcohol use. Deliberate self-harm was measured prospectively by reviewing hospital records. Poisson regression estimated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for the association of risk factors with deliberate self-harm. Results: Females were at higher risk of deliberate self-harm compared to males (IRR 2.05; 95%CI 1.75 – 2.40). Lower asset scores (low compared to high: IRR 1.46, 95%CI 1.12 - 2.00) and having left education (IRR 1.61 95%CI 1.31 – 1.98) were associated with higher risks of deliberate self-harm, with evidence that the effect of not being in school was more pronounced in males (IRR 1.94; 95%CI 1.40 – 2.70) than females. There was no evidence of an association between household pesticide access and deliberate self-harm risk, but problematic household alcohol use was associated with increased risk (IRR 1.23; 95%CI 1.04 – 1.45), with evidence that this was more pronounced in females than males (IRR for females 1.42; 95%CI 1.17 – 1.72). There was no evidence of deliberate self-harm risk being higher at times of school exam stress. Conclusion: Indicators of lower socioeconomic status, not being in school, and problematic alcohol use in households, were associated with increased deliberate self-harm risk in young people. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
dc.subject | Deliberate self-harm | en_US |
dc.subject | Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.subject | Youth | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescent | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-harm | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk | en_US |
dc.title | Risk factors for deliberate self-harm in young people in rural Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study of 22,000 individuals | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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