Factors associated with the choice of suicide method in Kermanshah Province, Iran

Rostami, Mehran; Jalilian, Abdollah; Rezaei-Zangeneh, Ramin; Salari, Arash

doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2016.7

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“…These factors were basic requirement data for designing suicide prevention interventions. Previous studies show that majority of suicide victims have committed suicide using violent methods in this province [5,6,10]. In conclusion, this short report presents an evidence of gender and spatial (geographical) heterogeneity in suicide mortality risk in the county level in a high incidence province of Iran.…”

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“…In this study, county-level counts of suicide deaths in Kermanshah province were obtained from the dataset provided by the provincial Forensic Medicine Organization (FMO). Death certificates issued by the FMO have been accepted as a valid mortality data source for epidemiologic studies of suicide [4][5][6][7]10]. The corresponding populations of counties are obtained from the 2016 national census of population and housing [11].…”

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Gender and Spatial Disparities of Suicide Mortality Risk in Kermanshah Province, Iran: A Brief Report

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Gender and Spatial Disparities of Suicide Mortality Risk in Kermanshah Province, Iran: A Brief Report

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“…Suicide is a public health issue that merits great attention and scrutiny [1]. Almost 800,000 suicidal deaths occur annually all over the world.…”

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Forensic toxicology analysis of self-poisoning suicidal deaths in Tehran, Iran; trends between 2011-2015

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BackgroundSuicide ranks among the top ten causes of death in all age groups all over the world. There are many methods for committing suicide including self-poisoning, firearm and hanging. The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of self-poisoning related suicidal deaths with special focus on forensic toxicology analysis results in Tehran, Iran from 2011 to 2015.MethodsAll suspicious cases with the the history of self-poisoning were investigated to define the cause and manner of death under the supervision of forensic medicine practitioners. Postmortem samples were analysed in forensic toxicology laboratory to confirm the presence of drugs in cadaver of suicidal cases. Drugs and poisons were analysed using thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, headspace gas chromatography and gas chromatography equipped with nitrogen phosphorus detector. Demographic data were collected from autopsy reports of all cases with confirmed self-poisoning suicidal cause of death.ResultsResults showed that 674 cases of self-poisoning deaths were investigated during a five-year study period, of which 68.55% were male. The most often used suicide method was self-poisoning in young population. Phosphine gas liberated from aluminum phosphide tablets was the most toxic substance detected in postmortem samples (619 cases) followed by opioids, methamphetamine, organophosphates, cyanide and strychnine.ConclusionIn conclusion self-poisoning suicidal death was predominant in young male population in Tehran, Iran. It seems that free access to suicide means such as drugs and poisons should be restricted by national and health authorities.Trial registrationNot applicable.

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“…[ 2 ] Thus, detailed analysis of the suicide mortality rate in the Kermanshah province is of great importance. [ 3 4 ]…”

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Time series analysis of monthly suicide rates in West of Iran, 2006–2013

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Introduction: Iran's western provinces have higher suicide rate compared to the other provinces of the country. Although suicide rates fluctuate over time, suitable statistical models can describe their underlying stochastic dynamics. Methods: This study was conducted to explore the fluctuations of the monthly suicide rates in the most populated western province of Iran using exponential smoothing state space model to compute the forecasts. For this reason, the monthly frequencies of completed suicides were converted to rates per 100,000 and a state-space approach was identified and fitted to the monthly suicide rates. Diagnostic checks were performed to determine the adequacy of the fitted model. Results: A significant seasonal variation was detected in completed suicide with a peak in August. Diagnostic checks and the time series graph of the observed monthly suicide rates against predicted values from the fitted model showed that in the study period (from March 2006 to September 2013), the observed and predicted values were in agreement. Thus, the model was used to obtain the short-term forecasts of the monthly suicide rates. Conclusions: In this study, we had no significant trend but seasonal variations in the suicide rates that were identified. However, additional data from other parts of the country with longer duration are needed to visualize the reliable trend of suicide and identify seasonality of suicide across the country.

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Factors associated with the choice of suicide method in Kermanshah Province, Iran

Cited by 22 publications

References 29 publications

Gender and Spatial Disparities of Suicide Mortality Risk in Kermanshah Province, Iran: A Brief Report

Gender and Spatial Disparities of Suicide Mortality Risk in Kermanshah Province, Iran: A Brief Report

Forensic toxicology analysis of self-poisoning suicidal deaths in Tehran, Iran; trends between 2011-2015

Time series analysis of monthly suicide rates in West of Iran, 2006–2013

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