Childhood adversity and self-poisoning: A hospital case control study in Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been recognized as an important risk factor for suicidal behaviour among adults, but evidence from low and middle-income countries is lacking. This study explored associations between ACE and hospital admission due to non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka.

Methods

This was a case-control study. Adults admitted to a tertiary care hospital for medical management of self-poisoning were included as cases, and age and sex matched controls were recruited from the outpatient department. ACE were measured using the World Health Organization's Childhood Adversity Scale. Logistic regression models adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, and religion were used to quantify the association between ACE and self-poisoning.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Rajapakse T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676676 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature