Citation

Santhosh CS, Nawaz B. J. Ind. Acad. Forensic Med. 2013; 35(3): 233-235.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

The pattern of suicidal deaths in an area reflects the socio-economic status and mental health status of the population in this region. Suicide committed by an individual will be a burden for the family members as a bread winner of the family, or a care taker of the family or a loving child of the family may die, resulting in deep agonizing pain to the rest of the family members who are living. This study included 370(44.04%) suicidal deaths in a year. The most common age group involved was 21-30 years which included 40% males and 37% females. Males (56.76%) were most commonly involved; most people were from rural area (51.14%) and were married (58.11%). The most common method adapted to end life was Poisoning (49.73%) followed by hanging (32.44%), burns (17.29%) and drowning (0.54%). The majority of the population was Hindus (94.05%), followed by Muslims (5.40%) and Christians (0.54%). Suicidal deaths are preventable by the combined effort of the Government agencies, stringent laws, and more importantly change in the mindset of the people to adapt to all the difficult situations in life.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Autopsy; Poisoning; Rural; Religion