Suicide by pesticide ingestion in Nepal and the impact of pesticide regulation

• Main Authors: Leah Utyasheva (Author), Dilli Sharma (Author), Rakesh Ghimire (Author), Ayanthi Karunarathne (Author), Gael Robertson (Author), Michael Eddleston (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nepal recorded 5754 suicides in 2018-19 - a high number for a relatively small country. Over 24% of these suicides were by poisoning, most by ingestion of highly concentrated agricultural pesticides. Nepal has actively regulated pesticides to reduce their health impacts since 200...