AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF SUICIDE IN CITIES UNDER MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SUPERVISION

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FARIDPAK AFSANE; NIKAKHTAR ZAHRA; MOSA FARKHANI EHSAN

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Journal: BEYHAGH Year:2016 | Volume:21 | Issue:36 Page(s): 21-29

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AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF SUICIDE IN CITIES UNDER MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SUPERVISION

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FARIDPAK AFSANE | NIKAKHTAR ZAHRA | MOSA FARKHANI EHSAN | Issue Writer Certificate

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ATTEMPTED SUICIDEQ2

COMPLETED SUICIDEQ1

EPIDEMIOLOGYQ3

MASHHADQ2

Abstract

Background and Aims: Suicide is one of the most important community health problems which is related to many different factors in different communities. The present study aimed to describe the epidemiological data of suicides and suicide attempts in MASHHAD University of Medical Sciences in 2011 and 2012.Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, the demographic and epidemiological data of suicide and ATTEMPTED SUICIDE during the 2-year period from March 2012 to March 2014 based on the health system database was collected. Data was analyzed by SPSS, version 19. Descriptive statistics and Chi-squared test were used for data analysis. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant.Results: A total of 5354 cases of suicide and ATTEMPTED SUICIDE were analyzed. There were 120 (2.2%) COMPLETED SUICIDEs. 72.1% of ATTEMPTED SUICIDE were among women. But in completed (fatal) suicides just over 70% were among men. The most usual method of ATTEMPTED SUICIDE among both males and females was drug overdose. The most common methods of suicide were hanging (52.2%) for men and self-burning (16.5%) for women. More than 86%of ATTEMPTED SUICIDE and 72% of all suicide cases were in the age group 15 to 34 years.Conclusion: The findings of this study highlight the need for further studies to identify population at high risk for suicide as the first step towards planning a well-organized approach to reduce the suicide rate.

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FARIDPAK, AFSANE, NIKAKHTAR, ZAHRA, & MOSA FARKHANI, EHSAN. (2016). AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF SUICIDE IN CITIES UNDER MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SUPERVISION. BEYHAGH, 21(36), 21-29. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/105880/en

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FARIDPAK AFSANE, NIKAKHTAR ZAHRA, MOSA FARKHANI EHSAN. AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF SUICIDE IN CITIES UNDER MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SUPERVISION. BEYHAGH[Internet]. 2016;21(36):21-29. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/105880/en

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AFSANE FARIDPAK, ZAHRA NIKAKHTAR, and EHSAN MOSA FARKHANI, “AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF SUICIDE IN CITIES UNDER MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SUPERVISION,” BEYHAGH, vol. 21, no. 36, pp. 21–29, 2016, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/105880/en

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