Citation

Sathish BC, Nagendra Gowda MR, Sambaji Rao M. Indian J. Public Health Dev. 2015; 6(2): 22-26.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, R. K. Sharma)

DOI

10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00066.2

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To find out the place, time, methods used and month of attempting suicide. Type of Study: Cross Sectional Study. Setting: Bapuji and C.G Hospitals attached to JJM Medical College, Davanagere. Participants: 540 suicidal attempters admitted to emergency wards.

METHODology: A pre tested questionnaire was used to interview the subjects relating the factors responsible for the attempt. The data thus obtained was compiled and analyzed. Statistical analysis: Proportions, Chi square test.

RESULTS: Evening and night times were preferred timings for the suicidal attempt. Home (73.3%) was the commonest place of the Suicidal Attempt in both the sexes. 22.6% of them committed the act on Wednesday compared to any other days of the week. Highest numbers of attempts were recorded in January, May and August.

CONCLUSIONS: A national strategy for prevention of suicide is the need of the hour. So policy makers and programme managers have to give a serious thought in this regard. © 2015, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All Rights Reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; Time; human; organophosphate; female; male; sex difference; suicide attempt; Attempted suicide; major clinical study; questionnaire; seasonal variation; social problem; physical disease; emergency ward; social status; cross-sectional study; time; agricultural worker; home; Article; organophosphate poisoning; social aspects and related phenomena; evening time; family problem; night time; place of attempt; Place of attempt; Seasonality of attempt