Prevalence and risk factors for repetition of non-fatal self-harm in Hong Kong, 2002-2016: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A history of self-harm is strongly associated with future self-harm attempts. Large-scale Asian cohort studies examining risk factors for repeated self-harm are lacking. This paper reports on annual prevalence, cumulative risk, annual risk of non-fatal self-harm repetition, and risk factors among Hong Kong patients with a history of self-harm.

Methods

The Hong Kong Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System (CDARS) provided all accident & emergency department and inpatient self-harm records between Jan 1, 2002 and Dec 31, 2016. Demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted. Annual prevalence, over-time cumulative and annual risks of non-fatal self-harm repetition were estimated, and the adjusted hazard ratios (HR; plus 95% CIs) of putative risk factors

SUBMITTER: Chai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315465 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature