Pattern of unnatural death among females in niger delta: A retrospective medicolegal study

Ijomone, Eseroghene Arthur; Uchendu, Obiora Jude; Nwachokor, Nkadi Francis

doi:10.4103/atp.atp_54_18

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“…Interestingly, suicide by burn was also observed in our study (2.7%), however, in comparison with other studies, 10,11 it was found to be much lesser, this could be due to nonexistence of a dowry system, which is the root cause of bride burning in other parts of the country. 2 Among the cases of suicides in our study, the majority were in the age group of >10-20 years, which was similar with the study done by Ijomone et al 6 However, in a study by Nath et al, 11 maximum cases (37.96%) were seen in the age group of 21-30 years. This age group was mostly affected as they fall into the marriageable age in India and marital discord, quarrels and dowry demands may cause depression leading to suicidal deaths.…”

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“…However, in contrast to our findings, younger age groups were more vulnerable to homicides in studies by other workers. 5,6 In the present study, it was observed that accidental deaths were the commonest cause of female deaths (46.56%) with RTA constituting 91.3% of the total accidental deaths. Similarly, in studies by other authors 6,7 accidental deaths due to road traffic accidents were also the most predominant causes of medico-legal female deaths.…”

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“…5,6 In the present study, it was observed that accidental deaths were the commonest cause of female deaths (46.56%) with RTA constituting 91.3% of the total accidental deaths. Similarly, in studies by other authors 6,7 accidental deaths due to road traffic accidents were also the most predominant causes of medico-legal female deaths. Similar to the global scenario, drinking and driving, speeding, and failing to use motorcycle helmets, seat-belts, and child restraints were the risk factors.…”

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Pattern of female deaths in Manipur: An autopsy-based cross-sectional study

Sungoh¹,

Zohlupuii²,

Meera³

2021

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The cause of death may be natural, unnatural or may be obscure. The present study is aimed at determining pattern of deaths among females in Manipur, India. This study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of a tertiary care teaching Institute in Imphal, Manipur, during the period of 6 years from January 2014 to December 2019. Out of the 1,387 cases brought for autopsy, 17.81% were females. The year 2014 showed the highest number of unnatural deaths. Asphyxia and blunt forces were the commonest forms of homicides with the highest number of victims in the age groups of >30-40 years. Road traffic accidents were the commonest cause of accidental deaths (91.3%). Hanging accounted for the commonest method of suicides (81.1%), with the highest incidence in the age group of >10-20 years. Respiratory diseases accounted for the highest cause of natural deaths (35.71%). The study reveals that amongst the unnatural deaths in females, road traffic accident was the commonest cause.

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Pattern of female deaths in Manipur: An autopsy-based cross-sectional study

Sungoh¹,

Zohlupuii²,

Meera³

2021

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“…It was observed that the most common method employed for suicide is poisoning (n=48, 59.25%) followed by hanging (n=19, 23.45%) and drowning (n=12, 14.81%). Similar results were observed by studies done at Kolhapur [16] (Poisoning, 39.65 %;hanging,27.51% and drowning, 0.11%); Kenya [19](poisoning,91.54%;hanging, 7 . 9 8 % ) ; S u r a t [ 2 0 ] ( p o i s o n i n g , 4 0 .…”

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Profile of Suicidal Deaths In Females: A Two Years’ Experience At A Tertiary Care Institute (An Observational Study)

Bhullar,

Walia,

Singh

et al. 2020

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Suicidal female deaths are always a cause of concern for any civilized society. The present study was conducted in a leading tertiary care institute of North India to study the suicidal deaths among female population as only limited studies have been conducted in this region. This study found that most of the victims were in the third decade of life (44.5%) and married (64.2%). Most of the victims were housewives (56.8%) with rural preponderance (60.5%). Most of victims committed suicide by poisoning (56.8%) followed by hanging (23.5%) and drowning (16%). The study concluded that remedial measures including counselling facilities and counselling from the early young life should be the strategy to prevent and minimize unnatural female deaths.

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“…When a person does not die due to the natural circumstances, a person is considered victim of unnatural death. Such deaths occur prematurely against the course of nature and result from the triad of homicide, accident, and suicide 7 which has different legal implications. Medicolegal (ML) autopsy is performed when ordered by the investigating authority in ML deaths, with the aim of providing answers to questions about the identity, cause of death, time of death, circumstances of death etc.…”

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Study on Unnatural Death Pattern in Mardan, Pakistan.

Murad Zafar Marri,

Sadia Abdul Qayyum,

Shahid Iqbal

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Medico-legal autopsy is a scientific examination of a dead body which is performed to determine the cause, mode, time since death, manner of death and in some cases the identification of the deceased where unknown; thus helping the law enforcement agencies and the society in providing justice to everybody even after death.Objective: To determine the spectrum of unnatural deaths during a study period of one year in Mardan, so that information may subsequently be used to develop pub-lic health and law enforcement work and statistics.Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted Mardan Medical Complex Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan from 1st January, 2017 to 31st December, 2017. Data of unnatural deaths (n=119) obtained from mortuary. The demographic variables age and gender, manner of death, weapon used and urban-rural variation in medico-legal deaths were noted. Data presented as numbers and percentages.Results: A total of 119 medico-legal autopsies were conducted during one year study period. Males were 97 (81.51%) and females 22 (18.48%). Accidental deaths significantly predominated 58 (48.73%) over homicidal 36 (30.25%) and suicidal 22 (18.48%) manners of death. Most of the deaths resulted from road traffic acci-dental deaths followed by firearms, blunt and sharp weapons. Most of the cases were urban inhabitants 72(60.50%) followed by those belonging to rural areas 47(39.49%).Conclusion: Majority of victims of unnatural deaths died from road traffic accidents followed by firearm deaths, and definitely deaths reported from urban areas was more compared to the rural areas.Keywords: Medico-legal autopsy, Unnatural death, Homicide, Suicide, Accident

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Pattern of unnatural death among females in niger delta: A retrospective medicolegal study

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Pattern of female deaths in Manipur: An autopsy-based cross-sectional study

Pattern of female deaths in Manipur: An autopsy-based cross-sectional study

Profile of Suicidal Deaths In Females: A Two Years’ Experience At A Tertiary Care Institute (An Observational Study)

Study on Unnatural Death Pattern in Mardan, Pakistan.

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