Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018–2022)
This study shows a high rate of self-harm among patients with mental illness in this facility, necessitating the development of self-harm prevention and management protocols. A national registry of self-harm behavior would also help further elucidate the occurrence and mechanisms of self-harm in the population, improving the possibility for early interventions and prevention.
Authors
- Zul Merali
- Lukoye Atwoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7710-9723)
- Murad Moosa Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-6865)
- Linnet Ongeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2330-6144)
- Jasmit Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-5426)
- Linda Khakali
- Willie Njoroge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3755-0199)
- Catherine Gitau
- Everline Onchari
Institutions
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317981
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00