The study of committing suicide and its related factors in a control case study (original) (raw)
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Introduction: Nowadays, suicide is one of the main social and mental health problems in the world. It is the third death factor among adolescents and the seventh among the youth. As Iran s population is young, paying attention to the problem is necessary. The objective of the study was epidemiological investigation of suicide and the associating factors in Boyer-Ahmad County. Materials and methodology: In this descriptive-analytical study, all cases of attempting suicide, which were on randomly selected days in one year (2008)(2009), were reviewed and finally 157 cases participated in the project. They had turned to the emergency department every week over one year or had been admitted to the hospitals in Yasuj and had been willing to cooperate with the project. Through the use of SPSS statistical software and reporting the central and dispersion indicators, frequency distribution table and chi-square test, the data was analyzed. Findings: Fifty two percent of the population under study was female and %51 was residing in urban areas. The highest grades of the cases attempting suicide were related to Saturdays and Thursdays with %20 and May. June, February. March with %12. Suicide has been attempted most among the age group of 19-25. Sixty six percent of the injured had attempted suicide by means of drug and poison, %33 through self-immolation and %1 by hanging themselves. Seven percent of the suicide attempters died, %45 was damaged and %48 was physically recovered. The death rate resulting from the use of drug was %1, self-immolation %16 and hanging %100. Self-immolation has been attempted most by the use of petroleum (%87) and then petrol (%13). Mean and standard deviation of treatment duration were 56.1 2.3 . The rate of attempting suicide and its 95% confidence interval was estimated 80.74 (77.73 and 83.75) individuals among females, 50.31 (47.69 and 52.91) among males and 65.04 (62.24 and 67.84) among total population from among one hundred individuals. Death rate resulting from suicide as well was estimated 9.34 (7.44 and 10.24) individuals among females, 5.33 (4.13 and 6.53) among males and 7.34 (5.83 and 8.84) among total population from among one hundred people. Discussion and conclusion: In the region under study, the rate of attempting suicide and the resulting death is higher than the national average and lower than the rate in Ilam a province in Iran. Comparing with Christian, Buddhist and some Muslim countries like Turkey, these rates are lower, but higher compared with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the Emirates. Mostly, family conflicts and love failure are the causes of attempting suicide; and appropriate and sustainable solutions are to be reviewed and become operational for prevention and treatment of this health and medical problem.
An Epidemiological Survey of the Suicide Incidence Trends in the
2013
Background: Elimination of suicide attempts is impossible, but they can be reduced dramatically by an organized planning. The present study aimed to survey the suicide trends in Fars province (Iran), during 2004-2009 to better understand the prevalence and status of suicide. Methods: This survey was a cross-sectional study. The demographic data were collected from the civil status registry between 2004 and 2009. Suicide and suicide attempt data were collected of three sources including the affiliated hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, mortality data of Vice Chancellery of Health in Fars province and data from forensic medicine. Then, they were analyzed by Excel and SPSS. Chi-square and regression analyses were used for data analysis. Results: During the study, 10671 people attempted suicide, of which 5697 (53%) were women and 4974 (47%) were men. Among them, 1047 people (9.8%) died, of which 363 (34%) were women and 679 (64%) were men. There was a significant relati...
Completed and Attempted suicide in Ilam, Iran (1995-2002): Incidence and associated factors
Archives of Iranian medicine
Background: Understanding the epidemiology of suicide will increase awareness of suicide as a major public health problem. The epidemiology of suicide is described for the first time in Ilam, Iran. To describe the incidence of and factors associated with completed and attempted suicide in Ilam (western part of Iran), a longitudinal prospective case-register study was conducted from 1995 to 2002.
Epidemiological study of suicide by physical methods between 1993 and 2013 in Ilam province, Iran
BMC psychiatry, 2017
Suicide by aggressive physical methods such as firearms, hanging, and jumping is well known; however, different factors may influence a person while selecting a particular method. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological factors involved in the selection and use of different physical methods for suicide over a long-term period in Ilam province, Iran. The present study was conducted retrospectively between 1993 and 2013 using recorded data from a comprehensive system for registration of suicide attempts in Ilam University of Medical Sciences. The epidemiological characteristics included person, time and place variables, and the outcomes of the suicide attempts. The chi square, univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used for data analysis. Totally, 1516 suicide attempts were evaluated (the annual incidence rate: 19/100,000 individuals). The most commonly used suicide method in females (88.4%) and males (38.9%) was self-immolation. Furthermore, ...
The likelihood of completing suicide depends to some extent on knowledge of effective means and also on the availability and/or acceptability of such methods. Since studying suicide methods may have an implication for prevention, the focus of this study was on the most favored method of suicide in Tehran, Iran. The study uses confirmed suicide data provided by the Beheshet Zahra Organization (BZO), which gathers all mortality data within Tehran and enters them into a computerized database, from which the relevant information for all the recorded suicide cases during the year 2000 to 2004 were obtained and analyzed. There were 703 cases of suicide (632 males and 71 females) in the BZO database, with a sex ratio of 8.9. The mean (standard deviation) of age at suicide for those who chose hanging and for those who have chosen other methods of suicide were 33.93 (14.2) and 34.60 (13.4) years, respectively. Hanging was the method favored by 572 (85.9%) of cases. Use of hanging was higher in females (61, 85.9%) than in males (511, 80.9%), and higher among the married (304, 53.6%) than among singles (268, 46.4%). The high proportion of persons using hanging as a method of suicide in Tehran may reflect the fact that this method is more acceptable and/or easily available and/or less likely to be misclassified as accidental or undetermined death. The prevention of such suicides is extremely difficult in the general population. Therefore, it is suggested that, to prevent suicide by hangings, the authorities should focus on the causal factors of suicide rather than on the acceptability and/or the availability of this method.
2016
Background: There is an extreme need for planning to prevent suicide in developing countries. It is necessary to detect the risk factors of this problem and plan to control them. The aim of this study was to determine a predictive model for suicide attempt based on its risk factors in order to give information for planning therapeutic, preventive, and educational interventions in Karaj City. Methods: The setting was Karaj City, Tehran Province, Iran and the study design was crosssectional. In this study, data were collected by using the World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire of SUPRE-MISS study. The questionnaire included questions about demographic characteristics, personal and family history of suicide behaviors, use of psychotropic drugs, physical and mental disorders, and community stress. All parts of the questionnaire were filled out by interview. A total of 2300 individuals participated in this study having considered the 1.2% prevalence of suicide attempt in the pilot study, and with type one error rate of 5%, the sample size was calculated as 2300. Results: About 65% of the participants were females. Most of the participants had high-school education (48%) and 57.2% of them were married. Housewives included most of the occupation categories (46%). The mean age of the suicide attempters and nonattempters was 26 (±9) and 32 (±13) years, respectively. This difference was statistically significant. Younger age, female sex, history of mental disorders, lifelong use of tobacco and alcohol, and unemployment were the independent predictors of suicide attempt. Conclusion: Prevention of suicide is possible by understanding its risk factors and planning to control them.
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2020
Background: Suicide is a multi-factorial phenomenon whose patterns can vary even from one place to another in one country; the purpose of this study was to determine the causes of suicide attempt in a 6-year period in Larestan County in the period between 2012 and 2017. Methods: The present study was a descriptive-analytic crosssectional study. In order to investigate the epidemiological condition of suicide attempters in Larestan, all files of suicide cases registered in the period between 2012 and 2017 in this city were investigated, and finally 723 cases were included in the study. For statistical analysis, independent t-test, chi-square and logistic regression models were used. A significance level of 5% was considered. Results: Of the total 723 suicide attempts recorded in the health network of Larestan, the mean age at suicide attempt was 26.08±7.88 years and 3.73% of them had died as a result of suicide attempt. Drug abuse and poisoning were the most common methods of suicidal attempt. Based on the regression model, Increase in age, male sex, and physical problems were the most important factors in predicting suicide death (P<0.05). Conclusion: Various factors including age, male gender and physical problems contribute to suicide and deaths associated with it; therefore, the implementation of educational and counseling programs for these individuals, especially in adolescence and youth, and people with physical and psychological problems is essential.
Trend of Incidence Rate of Suicide and Associated Factors in 2011-2015 in Zarand-Iran
Hormozgan Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Study of suicide and identify mental health problems, social, cultural and environmental communities are effective for preventive measures and reducing risk factors. Objectives: This study aimed to study epidemiology of suicide and its associated factors over 2011-2015 in Zarand. Methods: In this epidemiological study, all people who committed suicide in 2011-2015 were investigated. A standardized questionnaire was used to record the demogeraphic characteristics of the cases. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression analysis. Results: During 2011-2015, 2401 persons (372 at 100000) committed suicide of which 33 cases (5.1 at 100000) died. The results showed that suicide attempt rate in people with middle school education was 15.7 times greater than educated ones. Similar results showed the rate of suicide of the people in age group 15-29 was 6.3 times higher than other age groups. Suicide attempt in retired...
Characteristics of suicide attempts in Northwestern Iran: a five-year populationbased survey
Background Suicide is a serious public health problem in the world. This study aims to describe the characteristics of suicide attempters in NorthWestern Iran and identify latent classes of suicide attempts. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in Ardabil Province (Northwest Iran) during 2017-2021 based on a registration system for suicide attempts. We performed latent class analysis (LCA) using a procedure for LCA (PROC LCA) in SAS to investigate the subgroups of suicide attempters based on their characteristics and method, history, and outcome of suicide. Results Three latent classes were identified for males and females; the first class (non-lethal attempters with lower educational levels) comprised 41.3% of males and 55.4% of females. The second class (non-lethal attempters with higher educational levels) described 52.4% of males and 42.7% of females. Finally, the third class (lethal attempters) included 6.4% of males and 1.9% of females. The main method of suicide attempts was poisoning with medications (87.3%). The results show that only 2.8% of people have a history of suicide attempts. Also, the suicide rate reached 8.26 per 100,000 population in 2021. Conclusion The present study showed an increasing trend of suicide attempt incidence rate in Ardabil Province from 2017 (99.49 per 100,000 population) to 2021 (247.41 per 100,000 population). This means that the rate of change was 147.92 per 100,000 population during the study period. The findings of LCA, stress the necessity of identification and prioritization of unmet needs of people who had an incomplete suicide in Ardabil.