Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia – a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

<strong>Introduction </strong>Pesticide self-poisoning kills an estimated 110 000–168 000 people worldwide annually. Data from South Asia indicate that in 15%–20% of attempted suicides and 30%–50% of completed suicides involving pesticides these are purchased shortly beforehand for this...

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Main Authors: Weerasinghe, M, Pearson, M, Turner, N, Metcalfe, C, Gunnell, D, Agampodi, S, Hawton, K, Agampodi, T, Miller, M, Jayamanne, S, Parker, S, Sumith, JA, Karunarathne, A, Dissanayake, K, Rajapaksha, S, Rodrigo, D, Abeysinghe, D, Piyasena, C, Kanapathy, R, Thedehanamoorthy, S, Bustamante Madsen, L, Konradsen, F, Eddleston, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022