title: Epidemiology of coronial deaths from pesticide ingestion in Australia.
abstract: Pesticides in Australia are tightly regulated but it is unknown how this may affect the distribution of misuse and self-harm across Australia, both spatially and within subgroups in the population. We performed an observational study to examine spatial differences in suicide/deliberate poisonings with pesticides in Australia. We examined Coronial inquest cases of self-harm by pesticide ingestion for the years 2001-2013 (n=209). Coronial cases were older, more likely to be male, have lower SES status and live in outer regional areas as opposed to cities when compared to the general population. Case densities (cases/100,000 population) were lower in large capital cities and higher in agricultural areas: despite this half the cases occurred in major cities.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 Australia; European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro TR1 3HD, UK. Electronic address: nicholas.osborne@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 Australia; New South Wales Poison Information Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 Australia; New South Wales Poison Information Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 Australia.
authors.forename: Kate M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chitty
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006 Australia; New South Wales Poison Information Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead 2145, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000401:mortality*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides
keywords: Australia; Ingestion; Pesticide; Self-harm; Suicide