Type | Journal Article - Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM) |
Title | Completed suicide and associated risk factors: a six-year population based survey. |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 1 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2015 |
URL | http://www.aimjournal.ir/pdffiles/57_01501_0010.pdf |
Abstract | Introduction: The investigations on suicide conducted within low- and middle-income countries are limited. This study evaluated the trend of suicide and its associated risk factors in the west of Iran. Methods: This six-year population-based survey was conducted in Kermanshah Province, in 2012. The data on suicide was extracted IURPWKHVXLFLGHGDWDEDVHRIWKH3URYLQFLDO+HDOWK&HQWHUZKLFKZDVFROOHFWHGIRUVL;[VXFFHVVLYH\HDUV0XOWLYDULDWHORJLVWLFUHJUHVVLRQ DQDO\VLVZDVSHUIRUPHGDQGRGGVUDWLR25DVZHOODVLWVFRQ¿GHQFHLQWHUYDOV&,ZDVUHSRUWHG Results: During the study period, 13,810 attempted suicides occurred of which 1,564 (11.33%) were completed. The incidence rate of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of a suicide attempt. Conclusion: We indicated that associated factors with completed suicide vary in Iran compared to other developed and developing countries and that factors associated with attempted suicide are different from that of completed suicide. |
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