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
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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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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.