Participatory Research for Preventing Pesticide-Related DSH and Suicide in Sundarban, India: A Brief Report

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Target groups</td><td align="left">Specific training module</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Medical officers (BPHC and PHC)</td><td align="left">Mental health, DSH prevention, and management of poisoning</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Nursing staff (BPHC and PHC)</td><td align="left">DSH management and followup</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Multipurpose health workers and ICDS workers (whole block)</td><td align="left">Identification of mental illness and psychosocial intervention, monitoring, and followup home visits</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Panchayat members (whole block) <br/>Local health care providers (HCPs—whole block) <br/>Local school teachers (secondary schools)</td><td align="left">Identification of mental illness and psychosocial intervention, common mental disorders, and DSH prevention</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Farmers (group from each 7 GPs) <br/>Local NGO (9) members <br/>Pesticide shop owners in each GP</td><td align="left">Pesticide safe storage, correct pesticide use, caution in pesticide sale, and DSH prevention</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Training target groups and associated IEC modules.

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Table 1: Participatory Research for Preventing Pesticide-Related DSH and Suicide in Sundarban, India: A Brief Report 