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Mark Mohan Kaggwa1,2, Joan Abaatyo3,4, Keneth Opiro5
1Forensic Psychiatry Program, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L89 3K7, Canada.
Abstract:
We retrospectively reviewed charts of 253 self-harming patients admitted to emergency units in Northern Uganda in 2021. Twenty-two (8.7%) died by suicide, especially due to organophosphate poisoning (n = 14, 63.6%). Regarding self-harm management, observed differences were noted in the type of hospital and the use of antidotes between public and private facilities. There is a need for more studies and a multisector approach to prevent and treat self-harm in Uganda.
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