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Medical problems reported at time of admission for deliberate self-harm.
| Medical condition | Type of deliberate self-harm |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasuicide (n = 169) | Attempted suicide (n = 33) | Completed suicide (n = 13) | ||
| Hypertension | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HIV positive | 27 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| Major depressive disorder | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Schizophrenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bipolar disorder |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 8 | 66 |
