Prevention of self-immolation by community-based intervention

The self-inflicted burns-Typology and its prognostic relevance in a 14-year review of self-inflicted burns in a tertiary referral centre

“…This method of suicide is reported most frequently in developing nations, being rather rare in developed countries [3]. In fact, in developing countries, like Iran, India, and Sri Lanka, it represents as many as 27% of all suicide attempts [2,5,6]. However, even in developed countries, it corresponds to approximately 1% of all suicides [5,7,8].…”

“…The high rates of suicide attempts by SIB in these regions have been attributed to several factors, namely: the 'dowry' system [2,[19][20][21], the influence of Ancient Greeks [22], religious influences [23,24], sanguine marriages [25], the traditional style of Kurdish women's clothing [26], and even the possible contamination with natural sour gas containing hydrogen sulfide [27]. Not surprisingly, several authors have proposed that Public Health measures to curb the incidence of SIB must be based on a deep knowledge of the risk factors associated with SIB in specific populations [2,5,6,19,20,28]. By using this strategy, Ahmadi and Ytterstad, for example, were able to reduce the mean self-immolation attempts rate by 57% in the Iranian city of Gilangharb [6].…”

“…Not surprisingly, several authors have proposed that Public Health measures to curb the incidence of SIB must be based on a deep knowledge of the risk factors associated with SIB in specific populations [2,5,6,19,20,28]. By using this strategy, Ahmadi and Ytterstad, for example, were able to reduce the mean self-immolation attempts rate by 57% in the Iranian city of Gilangharb [6]. In fact, it is now widely accepted that, if we are to reduce mortality associated with this type of self-aggression, a sounder grasp of the cultural, psychological and psychiatrical motivations of SIB is urgently needed [2,4].…”

Survival probability in self immolation attempters: a prospective observational cohort study

“…[4,8] In Iran, 34% of suicide-related deaths are due to self-immolation. [6,8,9] Indeed, self-immolation after disasters and breast cancers is the third factor for Potential Years of Life Lost (YPLL) in Iranian women. [10] Suicide is a complicated phenomenon which can be affected by various factors.…”

Self-Inflicted Burn Injuries in Kermanshah: A Public Health Problem

“…Unfortunately in Iran burn is a widely common way of suicide (3). Around 30% of suicides are committed by burning (2).…”