Profil Épidémiologique Des Avortements Provoqués Au Maroc (1992/2014)

Amiar, Latifa; Boukhorb, Sara; Hmimou, Soumaia; Soulaymani, Abdelmajid; Mokhtari, Abdelrhani; Soulaymani-Bencheikh, Rachida

doi:10.19044/esj.2018.v14n15p406

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“…None addressed suicide or self-harm in detention. The studies mostly focused on sub populations (12/18) such as students (6 articles) and psychiatric patients (5 articles) while almost a quarter (4/18) described poisoning cases based on vigilance data (Aarab et al , 2014; Aicha et al , 2018; Amiar et al , 2018; Barrimi et al , 2014; Benjelloun, 2012; Karrouri, 2017; Mahir et al , 2013; Moussaoui et al , 1999; Mulenga et al , 2017; Rabeh Sijelmassi, 2004; Rajaa et al , 2013; Salimi et al , 2013; Zarrouq et al , 2015).…”

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Suicide, suicide attempts and self-harm in Moroccan prisons

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Levinsen,

Abtal

et al. 2023

IJOPH

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Purpose High rates of suicide and self-harm are reported in prisons in Western countries, while fewer studies exist from a non-Western context. This study aims to identify rates of suicide, non-fatal suicide attempts and self-harm in Moroccan prisons and to better understand the context, methods, tools, predictors and profile of persons engaged in the acts. Design/methodology/approach The authors report findings from a mixed-methods study carried out before an intervention project. The study consists of a systematic literature review, an analysis of suicide case files, a quantitative survey on suicide attempts and self-harm, as well as interviews and focus group discussions. The authors calculate suicide, suicide attempt and self-harm rates and present descriptive data on the incidents. The authors use regression models to explore the association between the number of incidents per individual and selected predictors, adjusting for clustering by institution. Findings Over a four-year period, 29 detained persons in Morocco died by suicide (average annual suicide rate 8.7 per 100,000). Most were men under the age of 30. Hanging accounted for all but one case. In one year, 230 suicide attempts were reported. Over a three-months period, 110 self-harm cases were reported from 18 institutions, cutting being the most common method. Self-harm was significantly more prevalent among persons with a life sentence or repeated incarcerations. Research limitations/implications To make the study manageable as part of an intervention project, the authors collected data on suicides and suicide attempts from all prisons, while data on self-harm were collected from fewer prisons and over a shorter time period. The authors did not collect comparable information from detained persons who did not die by suicide, attempt suicide or self-harm. This prevented comparative analyses. Further, it is possible that self-harm cases were not reported if they did not result in serious physical injury. Data were collected by prison staff; thus, the voice of incarcerated persons is absent. Practical implications This study provided a solid basis for designing an intervention project including the development of a national prison policy and guidelines on suicides, suicide attempts and self-harm and a country-wide training program for prison staff. It also led to a better surveillance system, allowing for trend analysis and better-informed policymaking. The qualitative results helped create an understanding of how staff may trivialize self-harm. This was integrated into the training package for staff, resulting in the creation of prison staff trainers who became the strongest advocates against the notion that self-harm was best ignored. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first published data on suicide and self-harm in Moroccan prisons. It underscores the necessity for the intervention project and gives valuable insights into suicide and self-harm in a non-Western prison context. Further research is needed to assess whether the findings are typical of the region.

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Suicide, suicide attempts and self-harm in Moroccan prisons

Aon,

Levinsen,

Abtal

et al. 2023

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Essai d’estimation de la prévalence de l’avortement provoqué au Maroc. Approche comparative

Mourchid¹,

Bakass²

2022

Santé Publique

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Introduction : Problématique majeure de santé publique de par le Monde, l’avortement provoqué est probablement le phénomène démographique et social le moins documenté au Maroc. La rareté des données, la sensibilité du sujet en raison de sa pénalisation par la loi (sauf exceptions) et de la stigmatisation sociale dont il fait l’objet, rendent l’avortement difficilement abordable. Cet article se propose de contribuer à la connaissance de l’ampleur de ce phénomène au Maroc, en confrontant des méthodes directe et indirecte. Méthode : Cette étude s’est basée sur les données issues de l’enquête nationale démographique à passages répétés de 2009-2010, les enquêtes nationales de planification familiale et de santé de 2003-2004, 2011 et de 2018, en plus des recensements généraux de la population et de l’habitat de 2004 et 2014. Son objectif était de mesurer le taux d’avortement en utilisant des approches indirectes, en l’occurrence le modèle de Bongaarts (1978) et la méthode de Westoff réduite et améliorée (2008), et une méthode directe fondée sur les déclarations des femmes elles-mêmes. Résultats : Le taux annuel d’avortement atteint respectivement, selon la méthode de Bongaarts et de Westoff améliorée, 11,6 ‰ contre 37,6 ‰ en 2004, 5,1 ‰ contre 38,7 ‰ en 2009 et 4,4 ‰ contre 39,9 ‰ en 2014. En 2009-2010, ce taux atteint 7,21 ‰ chez les femmes non-célibataires, 8,35 ‰ en milieu rural et 6,34 ‰ en milieu urbain, selon la méthode directe. Conclusion : Les estimations des taux annuel d’avortement devraient être reproduites ou complétées par d’autres approches afin de mieux cerner la réalité sur le niveau de ce phénomène au Maroc.

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Profil Épidémiologique Des Avortements Provoqués Au Maroc (1992/2014)

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Suicide, suicide attempts and self-harm in Moroccan prisons

Suicide, suicide attempts and self-harm in Moroccan prisons

Essai d’estimation de la prévalence de l’avortement provoqué au Maroc. Approche comparative

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