Self-inflicted ingestion of harmful chemicals in adolescents and adults
Risk factors and characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15374248 |
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| Authors | Rajen Govender (0000-0003-2720-7653, University of South Africa, corresponding author), Ashley Van Niekerk (0000-0003-2900-8519, University of South Africa), Tiffany Joy Hector (0000-0001-5748-8594, University of South Africa), Wayne van Tonder (University of South Africa) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1648-1648 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-024-18971-3 |
| PMID | 38902608 |
| OpenAlex | W4399859313 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
The study empirically confirms the role of several key risk factors in what remains a relatively unreported and understudied phenomenon, but which appears to align with the demographic and risk profile reported for suicidal injuries through chemical ingestion, i.e. intentional self-inflicted ingestion. The findings may contribute towards improved safety policies on the availability and sale of chemical products and more focussed community interventions for at-risk individuals such as females and young people. It also flags the importance of assessing for alcohol use and alcohol use disorders at hospital admission of self-ingestion injuries
Cohort · Environmental health · Ingestion · Injury prevention · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Burn Injury Management and Outcomes · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Traffic and Road Safety · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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