Suicide and self-harm by burns in Pakistan: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Suicide is a global public health problem. Self-inflicted burns are one of the most severe methods of suicide, with high morbidity and mortality. Low-income and middle-income countries contribute 40% of all suicidal burns. Pakistan lacks comprehensive burns surveillance data, which prevents an understanding of the magnitude of the problem. This scoping review aims to understand the scope of the problem of suicide and self-harm burns in Pakistan and to identify knowledge gaps within the existing literature related to this specific phenomenon.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will follow the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley. We will search electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar and Pakmedinet), grey literature and a

SUBMITTER: Noorullah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982739 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature