Surveillance of pesticide poisoning in an East and a West Malaysian hospital: characteristics of pesticide poisoning and the early impact of a national Paraquat ban
Journal
BMC psychiatry
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2023-06-28
Author(s)
Chan, Lai Fong
Chin, Song Jie
Loo, Tsui Huei
Panirselvam, Ravivarma Rao
Chang, Hwei Yuen
Mokhzani, Anissa Raudhah
Rahman, Farynna Hana Ab
Utyasheva, Leah
Eddleston, Michael
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that pesticide bans were associated with reduced fatal pesticide self-poisoning cases in high, and low-and-middle-income countries. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of pesticide poisoning patients admitted to two Malaysian hospitals and the early impact of the national paraquat ban implemented on 1st January 2020 in a culturally heterogenous South-East-Asian upper-middle-income setting.
Subjects
Paraquat ban; Pesticide poisoning; Self-poisoning; Suicide prevention
Publisher
Springer Nature
Type
journal article