@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of suicide and its associated socio-demographic factors in patients admitted to emergency department of Zahedan Khatam-Al-Anbia Hospital",
journal="International journal of high risk behaviors and addiction",
year="2014",
author="Behmanehsh Poor, Fatemeh and Tabatabaei, Seyed Mehdi and Bakhshani, Nour-Mohammad",
volume="3",
number="4",
pages="e22637-e22637",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide is a growing public health problem all over the world. Understanding the prevalence of suicide and its correlates is of great importance in planning programs to reduce the risk in different societies. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to assess the epidemiology of suicide and its associated risk factors in Sistan and Balouchestan Province, southeast of Iran. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: We investigated a total of 369 suicide cases admitted to the emergency department of Zahedan Khatam- Al- Anbia hospital between March 2010 and February 2012. Data was collected from the hospital information system (HIS) using a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used to identify the factors associated with suicidal behaviors. <br><br>RESULTS: A greater proportion of the study subjects (65%) were female. They were more likely to be young (43.5% in the age group of 16 to 25 years) and illiterate or have a primary school education (20.9% and 48.8%, respectively). Housewives and self-employed individuals and those with a low or medium income dominated the suicide cases. The most common method of suicide was burning (53.4%) followed by drug ingestion (23.8%). One third of the suicide cases occurred during spring. The case fatality rate was 49.6% and it was significantly associated with low income, summer time suicides, burning as a method of suicide. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the burden of suicide and itspotential socio-demographic risk factors in Sistan and Blouchestan Province. This information has an implication for planning the preventive measures, policy making and future research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2251-8711",
doi="10.5812/ijhrba.22637",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.22637"
}