Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning

Weerasinghe, Manjula; Konradsen, Flemming; Eddleston, Michael; Pearson, Melissa; Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala; Storm, Frederikke; Agampodi, Suneth Buddhika

doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2015-101171

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“…In addition, it can help people control their menstrual periods. 14 Retinal vascular lesions are just one of several eye problems that have been linked to OCP use in young women. 15 The anatomical and functional characteristics of the anterior and posterior portions of the eye appear to be influenced by sex hormones.…”

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Impact of Oral Contraceptive Pills on Intraocular Pressure and Central Corneal Thickness in Young Women

Afzal¹,

Affi²,

Siddique³

et al. 2022

PJMHS

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COVID-19, highly infectious, respiratory illness caused by SARS-CoV2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus. It has devastating effects with high mortality.Infection become worse in patients with pre-existing medical conditions. Hospitals increased the number of critical care units in order to stabilize the pandemic's crisisand to minimize person to person transmission, installation of telemedicine networks, distant workers and internet-based health visits. Objective: To assess the acceptability, attitude and utilization towards telemedicine among COVID19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: In Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, a telemedicine network was quickly set during COVID-19 epidemic. A descriptive cross-sectional study comprising 144 study subjects aged between 34-58 year who seek telemedicine problems of surgery, cardiology, ENT, dermatology, gynaecology and obstetrics, pulmonology, medicine and paediatrics. Results: Out of 144 study subjectswith telemedicine consultation percent distribution of ENT and pulmonology was (48) 33.3% followed by medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, dermatology, pediatrics and surgery.Patient’s satisfaction level was 62.5% in cardiac patients. In department of gynaecology and obstetrics patients satisfaction towards telemedicine was 88.9%, (65%) patients in medicine were satisfied, followed by surgery 41.7%. Gender wise distribution showed 64.1% males were satisfied followed by 61.3% females Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a historic global challenge for health care providers, patients, and societies. Telemedicine is now widely available at low-cost, and broadly acceptable by physicians and patients. Current study highlights the use of telemedicine and effective applications throughout COVID-19 crisis. Telemedicine played an important role for medical practitioners to manage the COVID-19 situation. Keywords: Telemedicine, COVID-19, Pandemics, Crisis, Gynaecology and Obstetrics

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Impact of Oral Contraceptive Pills on Intraocular Pressure and Central Corneal Thickness in Young Women

Afzal¹,

Affi²,

Siddique³

et al. 2022

PJMHS

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“…Algeria: 1 [38] Argentina: 1 [39] India: 2 [40,41] Iran: 9 [42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] Jordan: 1 [50] Morocco: 1 [51] Romania: 1 [52] South Africa: 1 [11] Sri Lanka: 1 [53] Turkey: 3 [54,55] Australia: 2 [56,57] Canada: 3 [58-60] Czech Republic: 1 [61] Denmark: The reason for poisoning was classified into two broad categories: intentional or unintentional (accidental). Of the overall sample size, 95% (n = 1,577,159) stated the known reason for being exposed to the drugs at toxic levels with the remaining 5% unknown.…”

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Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Cowans,

Love,

Tangiisuran

et al. 2023

Pharmacy

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Pharmaceutical poisoning is a significant global public health concern, causing approximately 190,000 deaths annually. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map the available literature on pharmaceutical poisoning and compare patterns between high-income countries (HICs) and low-middle-income countries (LMICs). A systematic search was performed across the following databases: Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CINAHL. Studies included were from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020, in English, with full text available. Seventy-nine articles were included in the study; 21 were from LMICs and 58 were from HICs. Toxic exposure was largely intentional (77%) in LMICs and accidental (68%) in HICs. Drugs acting on the nervous system were responsible for 95% of toxicities worldwide with analgesics accounting for the largest subtherapeutic group in both LMICs (40%) and HICs (58%). Notable statistics were that HICs accounted for 99% of opioid overdoses, and LMICs accounted for 19% of anti-epileptic-induced toxicities. Overall, the medical outcomes due to poisonings were generally worse in LMICs. The review provides possible interventions to target specific geographic locations, based on the trends identified, to reduce the burden worldwide. Many gaps within the literature were recognised, calling for more robust analytical research.

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“…Algeria: 1 [34] Argentina: 1 [35] India: 2 [36,37] Iran: 9 [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] Jordan: 1 [46] Morocco: 1 [47] Romania: 1 [48] South Africa: 1 [11] Sri Lanka: 1 [49] Turkey: 3 [50,51] Australia: 2 [52,53] Canada: 3 [54][55][56] Czech Republic: 1 [57] Denmark: 3 [58][59][60] Finland: 2 [61,62] France: 3 [63][64][65] Israel: 2 [66,67] Japan: 2 [68,69] New Zealand: 1 [70] Poland: 2 [71,72] Republic of Ireland: 1 Taiwan: 1 [81] UK: 1 [82] US: 27 * United Kingdom = UK; United States = US.…”

Section: Low-middle-income Countries (N=21)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Cowans,

Love,

Tangiisuran

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Pharmaceutical poisoning is a significant global public health concern, causing approximately 190,000 deaths yearly. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map the available literature on pharmaceutical poisoning and compare patterns between high-income countries (HICs) and low-middle-income countries (LMICs). A systematic search was performed across the following databases: Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CINAHL. Studies included were from 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2020, in English, with full text available. Seventy-nine articles were included in the study; 21 were from LMICs and 58 were from HICs. The toxic exposure was largely intentional (77%) in LMICs and accidental (68%) in HICs. Drugs acting on the nervous system were responsible for 95% of toxicities worldwide with analgesics accounting for the largest subtherapeutic group in both LMICs (40%) and HICs (58%). Notable statistics were that HICs accounted for 99% of opioid overdoses, and LMICs accounted for 19% of anti-epileptic-induced toxicities. Overall, the medical outcomes of poisonings were generally worse in LMICs. The review provides possible interventions to target specific geographic locations, based on the trends identified, to reduce the burden worldwide. Many gaps within the literature were recognised, calling for more robust analytical research.

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Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Impact of Oral Contraceptive Pills on Intraocular Pressure and Central Corneal Thickness in Young Women

Impact of Oral Contraceptive Pills on Intraocular Pressure and Central Corneal Thickness in Young Women

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

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