2023
Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self‐harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka
Weerasinghe M, Jobe L, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Jayamanne S, Hawton K, Gunnell D, Agampodi S. Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self‐harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2023, 28: 901-911. PMID: 37871998, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh suicide intentSuicide attemptsSuicide intentSuicide deathsConfidence interval -3.2Pesticide poisoning casesLogistic regression analysisCI 1.5Fatal casesCharacteristics of peopleRural Sri LankaPoisoning casesDomestic casesRegression analysisPrevention implicationsSurvivorsHigher proportionDeath
2020
Factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for intentional self‐poisoning in Sri Lanka
Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Jayamanne S, Knipe D, Hawton K, Gunnell D, Agampodi S. Factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for intentional self‐poisoning in Sri Lanka. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2020, 25: 1198-1204. PMID: 33463883, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisPositive predictive valueCI 1.8Risk factorsPredictive valueAlcohol intoxicationRegression analysis