Citation

Abdollahi Z, Taghizadeh F, Zarghami M. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research 2013; 14(9): 1180-1183.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013)

DOI

10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.14.9.74105

PMID

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Abstract

Self-poisoningSuicide has constituted a critical public health problem for many decades. The number of completed suicide is traditionally high in Iran. Phosphine that is named" tablet of rice" in agriculture in Iran, is administrated for rice as pesticide substance in north of Iran where the rice is base of agriculture. Phosphine is fatal and it haven't antidote. The objective of the present study was to describe the epidemiology of phosphine suicide in 2008to2010 at Imam Referral hospital in Sari city -The center of Mazandaran province. In this cross-sectional study, All suicidal attempts that referred to this hospital were screened since 2008 to 2010. All suicides in the obtained from Factors recorded included age, gender, occupational and marital status and methods of suicide.

RESULTS revealed that Phosphine suicide Attempts was 44 (%4.3), 22(%3), 31(%5.8) cases in 2008, 2009, 2010 also total suicide Attempts was 1026, 729, 536 in 3 years. The most common age of suicide was (15-24) in 3years. The married to single ratio was 0.8, 1.4 and 1.4 in 2008, 2009, 2010 and the average was 1.2. For seasonally, the highest suicide attempts was at summer and was %41, 36%, 39% in 3 years. Meanwhile 35%, 29%, 30% of cases in3years were employed and others were unemployed. Suicide attempt rate in Sari is higher among females than males and higher among singles and by poisoning is more. It can be due to social and familial problems. ©IDOSI Publications, 2013.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Iran; Hospital; Phosphine poisoning