Citation

Karunaker B, Subhedar A, Taquiddinkhan M, Surendar J. Indian J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 2016; 9(3): 169-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Red Flower Publication)

DOI

10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.9316.14

PMID

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Abstract

Suicide is nothing but self-killing which is a growing problem in developing as well as developed countries. Developing countries are suffering with suicide by agricultural poison whereas in developed countries it is by drugs. To analyze the situation of suicides by insecticide in males the present study is conducted in Hyderabad in department of forensic medicine, osmania medical college, hyderabad. Total of 132male cases of suicide by insecticides are observed.In this most of the deaths are in the age group of 41-50 years withfanancial health related problems. The decreasing order of insecticides to commit suicide areorganophospharus, organochlorins, carbamate. © 2016 Red Flower Publication Pvt. Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Male; Suicide; Insecticide