Suicides by pesticide ingestion in Pakistan and the impact of pesticide regulation

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Suicide is a major public health problem in Pakistan, accounting to approximately 19,331 deaths every year. Many are due to consumption of acutely toxic pesticides; however, there is a lack of national suicide data, limiting knowledge and potential for intervention. In this paper, we aimed to review the literature on pesticide self-poisoning in Pakistan to identify the most problematic pesticides in relation to national pesticide regulations.

Methods

Information on the currently registered and banned pesticides was obtained from Ministry of National Food Security and Research while data on pesticide import and use was extracted from FAOSTAT. We searched the following sources for articles and research papers on poisoning in Pakistan: Cumulative Index to Nursin

SUBMITTER: Dabholkar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature