Research Article

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

Table 2

Main IEC materials for training.

IEC typeTitleContentTarget groups

Booklet: illustrated 12 paged coloured
(Figures 4 and 5)
An appeal to farmers—be alert about the use and storage of pesticidesExamples of unsafe P use in the community/safe P use and storage measuresFarmers/Panchayat

Folder: 4-paged leaflet with guidelinesSafety measures to be used in P useHazards of excess P use/precautions during P use/first aid in P poisoningFarmers/P shop owners/GP members

Coloured posters—8
(Figures 6 and 7)
Pesticide cycle
Accidental poisoning
DSH/suicide
Domestic violence
Alcohol dependence
Effects of P on health, food, environment/promote mental health/prevent DSHFarmers/P shop owners/displayed in All GPs/schools/prominent locations

Stickers: 10 brightly coloured danglers
(Figure 8)
Short slogans on safe P use/promotion of mental health/DSH preventionDisplay in public places/schools/Panchayat and Mahila Samity office

Booklet—20 pages (Figure 9) and folder on mental health Awareness about mental healthMental illnesses and DSH/suicide—how to identify and take actionGP members/BPHC, PHC health staffs/NGOs/HCPs/teachers

WHO booklet—translated into Bengali5 titles on DSH/suicideRole of public/GPs/health personnel in suicide preventionDo

Booklet on DSH prevention—a training material (Figure 10)Prevent self-harm/psychosocial interventionDSH and suicide:
risk factors/mental illness/local psychosocial stressors/safe pesticide storage/use
Do + farmers/school teachers/Mahila Samity

Booklet—16 pages
(Figure 11)
Prevention of violence towards womenDiscussed the issue of domestic and other violence to women in local context and how to prevent theseGP members, NGOs, health staff, HCPs, Mahila Samity, teachers

P: pesticide.