@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the patterns and factors influencing suicide rates in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan",
journal="Journal of development and social sciences",
year="2024",
author="Ahmed, Zubair and Bhatti, Muhammad Ilyas and Ullah, Ehsan",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="508-519",
abstract="Suicide is considered one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide, and it is still an understudied subject in Pakistan. There are no national statistics on suicide; however, local and regional studies showed a higher inclination in some areas of Sindh, KP, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The data was extracted from my PhD research work which aimed to cross-investigate the suicide statistics, and document the trends of suicide and its linkages with socio-demographic information of suicide victims to explore the influence of later on. Qualitative data were analyzed using SPSS; case studies were included to support the description. The result showed that the female suicide rate is higher than male; students and housewives categorically on the top. Gunshots, hanging, and jumping into rivers were the mostly used tools to commit suicide. A comprehensive, policy-based study is necessary to curb the issue.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2709-6262",
doi="10.47205/jdss.2024(5-I)46",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2024(5-I)46"
}