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The level of risk and its contribution to the overall burden of suicidal behaviour among men and women has not been quantified in South Asia. We carried out a large case-control study to examine the association between DV and self-poisoning in Sri Lanka.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291720002986_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cases (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 291) were patients aged \u2a7e18 years, admitted to a tertiary hospital in Kandy Sri Lanka for self-poisoning. Sex and age frequency matched controls were recruited from the hospital's outpatient department (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 490) and local population (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 450). Exposure to DV was collected through the Humiliation, Afraid, Rape, Kick questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression models were conducted to estimate the association between DV and self-poisoning, and population attributable fractions were calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291720002986_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Exposure to at least one type of DV within the previous 12 months was strongly associated with self-poisoning for women [adjusted OR (AOR) 4.08, 95% CI 1.60\u20134.78] and men (AOR 2.52, 95% CI 1.51\u20134.21), compared to those reporting no abuse. Among women, the association was strongest for physical violence (AOR 14.07, 95% CI 5.87\u201333.72), whereas among men, emotional abuse showed the highest risk (AOR 2.75, 95% CI 1.57\u20134.82). 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