Pattern of domestic violence amongst non-fatal deliberate self-harm attempters: A study from primary care of West Bengal

Chowdhury, Arabinda N.; Brahma, Arabinda; Banerjee, Smita C.; Biswas, M. K.

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.49448

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“…Research from other settings also shows that domestic violence is a well-documented risk factor for deliberate self-harm. Women have a subordinate status in the highly patriarchal and conservative Afghan society (15,21,22).…”

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Psychosocial factors of deliberate self-harm in Afghanistan: a hospital based, matched case-control study

Paiman

Khan

Ali

et al. 2019

East Mediterr Health J

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Background: Deliberate self-harm is not only a major global public health problem but also an important index of psychological distress and a risk factor for suicide. Aims: We aimed to determine the psychosocial risk factors for deliberate self-harm in patients aged ≥ 16 years presenting to tertiary care hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan. Methods: A matched case-control study was conducted from February 2015 to May 2015. We recruited 185 cases (patients with deliberate self-harm) and 555 age-and sex-matched controls (patients with general medical conditions) from 4 tertiary care hospitals in Kabul. We developed a questionnaire to record the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, history of domestic violence, drug abuse and details about the act of deliberate self-harm, including the methods used. To assess depression and anxiety, we used the WHO self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ-20). Matched odds ratios with 95% confidence interval using conditional logistic regression were used to determine statistically significant associations between psychosocial factors and deliberate self-harm. Results: Family conflicts, domestic violence, interpersonal arguments and living in extended families were found to be significantly associated with deliberate self-harm. Conclusions: In Afghanistan, deliberate self-harm appears to be predominately related to interpersonal problems and family conflicts. About two-thirds of females and more than half of males scored positive for depression, yet none were receiving treatment for this. These findings have important policy implications for mental health and suicide prevention programmes in the country.

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Psychosocial factors of deliberate self-harm in Afghanistan: a hospital based, matched case-control study

Paiman

Khan

Ali

et al. 2019

East Mediterr Health J

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“…O nível educacional também foi avaliado, sendo constatados poucos anos de estudo em ambos os grupos. Porém, os controles apresentaram menos anos de estudo quando comparados aos casos, resultados semelhantes aos que foram revelados em algumas poucas publicações 12,22,28 e que são divergentes da maioria delas 15,27,[34][35][36] . Possivelmente, o ní-vel educacional com poucos anos de estudo poderia refletir em dificuldades na integração social, bem como na inserção no mercado de trabalho, contribuindo para a intensificação dos estressores, que, por sua vez, poderiam culminar com comportamentos e ideações suicidas 15 .…”

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Indicadores de risco para tentativa de suicídio por envenenamento: um estudo caso-controle

Pires

Raposo

Sougey

et al. 2015

J. bras. psiquiatr.

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resumo objetivo: Considerando o envenenamento como o método mais utilizado para a tentativa de suicídio e a escassez de evidências nacionais sobre o tema, investigamos alguns possíveis indicadores de risco nesse tipo de tentativa. métodos: Estudo do tipo caso-controle em uma emergência geral de um hospital público, na cidade do Recife com 220 indivíduos, distribuídos em dois grupos de 110 pacientes cada, que estavam em tratamento, sendo o grupo casos os sobreviventes de tentativa de suicídio por envenenamento e os controles, sem história de intoxicação/envenenamento nem tentativa de suicídio, pareados por gênero e idade. resultados: O gênero feminino predominou na amostra (70,9%), com idade média de 29 anos; 73% declararam etnia branca ou morena; menos da metade vivia em convívio marital; a maioria tinha religião; ambos tinham poucos anos de estudo. Houve diferença significativa (p = 0,003) para dependência financeira entre os grupos, com chance 2,25 vezes maior para tentar suicídio entre os casos. Ter sofrido fatos traumáticos e abuso sexual na infância revelou diferença significativa. Conclusões: Foram considerados indicadores de risco no grupo caso: estar em dependência financeira de terceiros, ter sofrido abuso sexual na infância, ideação suicida, histórico de transtorno mental na família, possuir algum transtorno mental e, principalmente, comorbidade(s) psiquiátrica(s). No modelo de regressão, foi possível estimar uma chance de tentativa de suicídio por envenenamento de até 94,0% na presença conjunta de quatro fatores. A pesquisa representa uma das primeiras iniciativas para ampliação das discussões sobre os fatores de risco para tentativa de suicídio em âmbito nacional. abstraCt objective: As poisoning is most often used method of attempted suicide and data on this topic are scarce in Brazil, we investigated possible indicators of risk for this type of attempt. methods: A case-control study was conducted at the emergency ward of a public hospital in the city of Recife (Brazil) with 220 individuals divided into two groups, each with 110 participants. The case group comprised survivors of attempted suicide by poisoning. The control group was composed of individuals with no history of attempted suicide matched for gender and age. results: The female gender predominated (70.9%). Mean age was 29 years. Self-described skin color was either white or brown among 73%. Less than half lived with a stable partner. The majority had religion and both groups had a low level of schoo-

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“…These includes tobacco use (Ackerson, Kawachi, Barbeau, & Subramanian, 2007), lack of contraceptive and condom use (Stephenson, Koenig, Acharya, & Roy, 2008), diminished utilisation of health care (Sudha & Morrison, 2011; Sudha, Morrison, & Zhu, 2007), higher frequencies of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attempted suicide (Chandra, Satyanarayana, & Carey, 2009; Chowdhury, Brahma, Banerjee, & Biswas, 2009; Maselko & Patel, 2008; Shahmanesh, Wayal, Cowan, et al, 2009; Shidhaye & Patel, 2010; Verma et al, 2006), sexually transmitted infections (STI) (Chowdhary & Patel, 2008; Sudha & Morrison, 2011; Weiss et al, 2008), HIV(Gupta et al, 2008; Silverman, Decker, Saggurti, Balaiah, & Raj, 2008), asthma (Subramanian, Ackerson, Subramanyam, & Wright, 2007), anaemia (Ackerson & Subramanian, 2008), and chronic fatigue (Patel et al, 2005). Furthermore, maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences have been associated with more terminated, unintended pregnancies (Begum, Dwivedi, Pandey, & Mittal, 2010; Yoshikawa et al, 2012), less breastfeeding (Shroff et al, 2011), perinatal care (Koski, Stephenson, & Koenig, 2011), and poor child outcomes (Ackerson & Subramanian, 2009).…”

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Domestic violence against women in India: A systematic review of a decade of quantitative studies

Kalokhe

Rı́o

Dunkle

et al. 2016

Global Public Health

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Domestic violence (DV) is prevalent among women in India and has been associated with poor mental and physical health. We performed a systematic review of 137 quantitative studies published in the prior decade that directly evaluated the DV experiences of Indian women to summarise the breadth of recent work and identify gaps in the literature. Among studies surveying at least two forms of abuse, a median 41% of women reported experiencing DV during their lifetime and 30% in the past year. We noted substantial inter-study variance in DV prevalence estimates, attributable in part to different study populations and settings, but also to a lack of standardisation, validation, and cultural adaptation of DV survey instruments. There was paucity of studies evaluating the DV experiences of women over age 50, residing in live-in relationships, same-sex relationships, tribal villages, and of women from the northern regions of India. Additionally, our review highlighted a gap in research evaluating the impact of DV on physical health. We conclude with a research agenda calling for additional qualitative and longitudinal quantitative studies to explore the DV correlates proposed by this quantitative literature to inform the development of a culturally tailored DV scale and prevention strategies.

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Pattern of domestic violence amongst non-fatal deliberate self-harm attempters: A study from primary care of West Bengal

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Psychosocial factors of deliberate self-harm in Afghanistan: a hospital based, matched case-control study

Psychosocial factors of deliberate self-harm in Afghanistan: a hospital based, matched case-control study

Indicadores de risco para tentativa de suicídio por envenenamento: um estudo caso-controle

Domestic violence against women in India: A systematic review of a decade of quantitative studies

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