@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of chemical poisoning for suicidal attempts in Karachi, Pakistan",
journal="Emergency medicine: open access",
year="2016",
author="Imtiaz, Fauzia and Ali, Mukaram and Ali, Lubna",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="e1000247-e1000247",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of suicide in local population of Karachi due to chemical poisoning.   Study Design: A retrospective study.   Methodology: The study was conducted during the year 2011. The total no of 11925 cases were studied from the record provided by police surgeon office Karachi. A questionnaire was filled which comprises of bio data and details of suicide agent used.   Results: The prevalence of suicide by chemical poisoning in the sample population of Karachi was calculated as 11 in 10,000 among them 66% females and 34% were males. The ages range from 14 to 22 years. The most common chemical used for suicide was typhone a insecticide (40%) followed by kerosene oil (23%). Finis (insecticide) (22%) and a group comprises of different chemical agents (15%). The treatment outcome showed survival of 82% of cases while 18% died.   Conclusion: The prevalence of suicide attempt was 11in 10,000 in the population of Karachi, Pakistan. The most commonly used chemical for this purpose are insecticide (typhone, finis) and kerosene oil.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2165-7548",
doi="10.4172/2165-7548.1000247",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7548.1000247"
}