Sociocultural Context of Suicidal Behaviour in the Sundarban Region of India

Table 2

Profile of the poisons used in the deliberate self-harm acts.

Poison	Male (𝑛=19)	Female (𝑛=66)	Total (𝑛=85)
Agrochemical pesticides	12 [63.2]	44 [66.7]	56 [65.9]
Household chemicals	5 [26.3]	17 [25.8]	22 [25.9]
Indigenous poisons	—	5 [7.5]	5 [5.9]
Medicine	2 [10.5]	—	2 [2.4]

The pesticides used were mostly organophosphorus compounds; the household chemicals used included Dettol (a chloroxylenol disinfectant), kerosene, caustic washing soda; the indigenous poisons included seeds of Yellow Oleander; while the drugs used were diazepam and antacid tablets.