A Cross Sectional Evaluation of Suicides in Females

Pradhan, Priyadarshee; Chander, U Jagdish Kamal; Mallika, V.; Kumar, P Sampath

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“…Amongst the rest of the 124 cases, 91 were married and included in the present study. Amongst women, married women constitute 73.38% in the present study, which is consistent with the findings of other authors [ 7 - 12 ]. Pradhan et al [ 7 ], Dandona et al [ 8 ], Karthik et al [ 10 ], Prajapati et al [ 11 ], and Khan et al [ 12 ] each found that 66%, 63.1%, 68.8%, 69.5% and 73% of the females in their study were married respectively.…”

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“…Amongst women, married women constitute 73.38% in the present study, which is consistent with the findings of other authors [ 7 - 12 ]. Pradhan et al [ 7 ], Dandona et al [ 8 ], Karthik et al [ 10 ], Prajapati et al [ 11 ], and Khan et al [ 12 ] each found that 66%, 63.1%, 68.8%, 69.5% and 73% of the females in their study were married respectively. Chavan et al in Chandigarh reported contradictory findings, which found that 57.4% of his study population were unmarried [ 13 ].…”

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“…In our study, we also found that the most vulnerable socio-economic class for suicidal deaths in women is the socio-economic status-III (lower-middle class), accounting for 73 (80.22%) cases consistent with authors [ 7 , 15 , 16 ]. However, Zine et al [ 18 ] found that the majority of their victims belonged to socio-economic status-IV (upper-lower class).…”

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Suicide in Married Women: An Autopsy Study

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Sonawane,

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To consider death by suicide, as a method to escape their problems, is accepting defeat. Before embarking on the journey of marriage, one envisions the best of life and has a lot of hope for their future life. However, demands of dowry and domestic abuse by the husband can cut such visions short. Suicidal deaths among women especially married women have been increasing in Indian society. Various cultural, religious, and social values have a major role to play. In our study, we analyzed suicidal deaths in married women and tried to find the socio-demographic findings that have led these women to commit suicide. The autopsies were conducted from January 2014 to July 2015 at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore. The highest incidence of suicide was found in the age group of 26-32 years, who were homemakers and within seven years of marriage. In a maximum of cases, abuse for dowry or other reasons was quoted as the reason to commit suicide. We also found that most of the decedents choose to hang themselves to commit suicide followed by the consumption of poison.

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Suicide in Married Women: An Autopsy Study

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Sonawane,

2023

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“…Suicide rates were higher among males and females who are married ( Supplementary Table 1 ). This ranged from 31% ( 26 ) to 66% ( 21 ) of all suicide decedents in the study. Among the married decedents of suicide, the male:female ratio was 1.71:1, while for the unmarried, it was 3:1 ( 27 ).…”

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“…Among males, family problems, drug abuse or addiction, physical and mental illness ( 19 ) were most commonly reported as antecedent factors. For females, marital disharmony ( 21 ), family problems, mental illness, and failure in exams have been reported as antecedent factors ( 19 ).…”

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A Scoping Review of Gender Differences in Suicide in India

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IntroductionMuch of the published literature on suicide comes from high income countries. In countries such as India, female suicide rates exceed the global suicide rate and suicide rates found in their male counterparts. Results from previous studies indicate that factors related to suicide among men and women in India are different from those seen in high-income countries. To date, no reviews have considered the relationship between gender and suicide in India. Therefore, the aim of this scoping review is to provide a comprehensive understanding of existing literature reporting gender differences in suicide rates, methods, risk factors and antecedent factors in India by reviewing published studies.MethodA scoping review was conducted to map the existing literature on gender differences in suicide in India. To identify peer-reviewed publications, online databases PsycINFO and Embase were searched. The search terms were [suicid* AND India*]. The searches took place in November 2020 and May 2021, with no language restrictions. Articles published from 2014 onwards from India were included. Reference lists of selected studies were searched for studies that could meet the inclusion criteria.ResultsThis review identified 17 studies that met the inclusion criteria. The ratio between women and men who die by suicide in India is much lower than in high-income countries. Hanging was found to be a more commonly used method of suicide among both men and women, in comparison to high-income countries where hanging is more common among men. This review also identified several gaps in the literature. There were few studies that examined suicide among transgender Indians. There was limited literature on gender differences in risk and protective factors for suicide. Limitations such as the omission of a lack of gender-based analyses in several studies and under-reporting of suicide rates were identified.ConclusionUnderstanding suicide within the context of individual countries is essential in designing culture-appropriate suicide prevention strategies. This review identified an urgent need to establish and evaluate suicide surveillance systems in India. Furthermore, additional research is warranted to understand suicide among individuals who identify outside the gender binary, and gender-specific risk and protective factors.

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A Cross Sectional Evaluation of Suicides in Females

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Suicide in Married Women: An Autopsy Study

Suicide in Married Women: An Autopsy Study

A Scoping Review of Gender Differences in Suicide in India

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