Sex education and self-poisoning in Sri Lanka: an explorative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-harm and suicide are important causes of morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka, but our understanding of these behaviours is limited. Qualitative studies have implicated familial and societal expectations around sex and relationships. We conducted an explorative analysis using case-control data to investigate the association between sex education and self-poisoning in Sri Lanka.

Methods

Cases (N=298) were self-poisoning inpatients on a toxicology ward, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya. Controls (N=500) were sex and age frequency matched to cases and were outpatients/visitors to the same hospital. Participants were asked whether they had received sex education, and to rate the quality and usefulness of any sex education received. Logistic regression models adjusted

SUBMITTER: Crowley G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8740467 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature