Epidemiological trend of suicide in center of Iran from 2012 to 2016

Abstract

Suicide is a conscious act in which the individual deliberately commit and unusual act with the intention of self-harm. The present study aims to examine some epidemiological factors affecting attempted and completed suicide rate during 2012-2016 in NajafAbad, a city in Isfahan province. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The subjects are 2138 cases involved in suicide attempt during 2012-2016 that gone to Montazeri and Al-Zahra hospital. Chi-square, logistic regression and Cochran-Armitage test was used for data analysis. Result: Totally, 1385 (64.8%) patients were female and 47.8% were younger than 24 years of age. The most common method of suicide was medication overdose (91.1%). In multivariable analysis, male gender (OR: 2.67; CI 95% 1.53 to 4.64) was a risk factor for fatal suicide and application of chemical methods (OR: 0.018; CI 95% 0.010 to 0.032) was a protective factor. Results regarding completed suicide trend analysis shows that this trend has had a significant statistical difference in men (p = 0.019) but in women this trend doesn't statistically significant difference. (p = 0.209). Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, attempted and completed suicide rate in Najafabad is relatively high compared to other regions in Islamic Republic of Iran. The completed suicide rate was significant in men which achieved its greatest value in 2015. Suicide attempt rate didn't show a significant statistical difference in both men and women.

Suicide and Attempted Suicide Epidemiology in Sirjan in 2018

“…Various studies reported a direct relationship between the marital status of females and suicide attempts (20,36). According to the results, people with a diploma and school students had the highest rate of suicide attempts, respectively, which is consistent with other studies (2,22,37). This finding can be attributed to the higher frequency of high school diploma in Iranian society.…”

“…Based on the results, drug intoxication is the most common method of suicide attempt (83.3% of females and 66.9% of males), which is consistent with various Iranian studies (22,24,36,37). It may be due to easy access to drugs in Iran.…”

“…Various studies in China, India, and Iran reported that for those aged 10 -19 years, the rate of suicide attempts is higher among females than males (24,34,35). Other studies in Iran found that around half of suicide attempts occur in ages younger than 24 years, and most of them occurred in females (36,37). It was reported that around 91,209 people aged 12 -17 years and 103,524 people aged 18 -25 years receive treatment in emergency departments due to suicide attempts each year (38).…”

“…According to the results of the present study, the rate of suicide attempts among males and females in ages of 20 -29 years was 44.5% and 37.4%, respectively. Studies mentioned economic problems, unemployment, and divorce as factors that increase the risk of suicide attempts in young males (37,39,40). Hardworking condition is also mentioned as another risk factor for suicide attempts in males (41).…”

“…The highest rate of suicide is reported in Western provinces of Iran like Ilam and Lorestan. While the lowest rate is reported in northern provinces of the country like Azarbayjan Sharghi and Zanjan, which may be due to atmospheric and economic conditions, religious beliefs, and easy access to invasive meth-ods of suicide (37). According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of suicide ranges from 0.55 to 5.4 per 100,000 people (24).…”