TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Exploring the patterns and factors influencing suicide rates in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
JO  - Journal of development and social sciences
A1  - Ahmed, Zubair
A1  - Bhatti, Muhammad Ilyas
A1  - Ullah, Ehsan
SP  - 508
EP  - 519
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2709-6262
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2024(5-I)46
ID  - ref1
ER  -