Vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales to prevent pesticide self-poisoning - a pilot study

In South Asia, up to 20% of people ingesting pesticides for self-poisoning purchase the pesticide from a shop with the sole intention of self-harm. Individuals who are intoxicated with alcohol and/or non-farmers represent 72% of such high-risk individuals. We aimed to test the feasibility and accept...

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Published in:BMC public health 2018-02, Vol.18 (1), p.272-10, Article 272
Main Authors: Weerasinghe, Manjula, Konradsen, Flemming, Eddleston, Michael, Pearson, Melissa, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Gunnell, David, Hawton, Keith, Agampodi, Suneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcoholic beverages
Analgesics
Commerce - education
Customers
Distribution
Fatalities
Feasibility studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Intention
Intervention
Laws, regulations and rules
Male
Mental health
Motivation
Pesticide shops
Pesticides
Pesticides - poisoning
Pilot Projects
Pilot study
Poisoning
Prevention
Program Evaluation
Psychiatry
Public health
Restrictions
Retail trade
Risk
Risk Assessment
Sales
Self-Injurious Behavior - prevention & control
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology
Self-injury
Self-poisoning
Sri Lanka
Studies
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control
Suicides & suicide attempts
Sustainability
Training
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Summary:In South Asia, up to 20% of people ingesting pesticides for self-poisoning purchase the pesticide from a shop with the sole intention of self-harm. Individuals who are intoxicated with alcohol and/or non-farmers represent 72% of such high-risk individuals. We aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales for such high-risk individuals. We conducted a pilot study in 14 (rural = 7, urban = 7) pesticide shops in Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. A two-hour training program was delivered to 28 pesticide vendors; the aim of the training was to help vendors recognize and respond to customers at high risk of pesticide self-poisoning. Knowledge and attitudes of vendors towards preventing access to pesticides for self-poisoning at baseline and in a three month follow-up was evaluated by questionnaire. Vendors were interviewed to explore the practice skills taught in the training and their assessment of the program. The scores of knowledge and attitudes of the vendors significantly increased by 23% (95% CI 15%-32%, p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-5178-2