Spectrum of unnatural female deaths in Manipur: A postmortem study

Meera, Thounaojam; Nandeibam, Pabitramala; Fimate, L.; Maring, Saka Koko; Sangma, Mitul M

doi:10.4103/0972-4958.163197

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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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“…Furthermore, dowry related bride burning is often reported from various parts of this country. 2 Hence, the present study has been carried out to analyze the pattern of female deaths in this part of the country, both due to natural and unnatural causes using autopsy database with an aim to determine commonest cause of female deaths in this part of the country.…”

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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

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Meera³

2021

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“…In analysing history of the cases 16(22.85%) cases were involved in road traffi c accident. This is in consistent with the study conducted by Thounaojam et.al (4) , in which 68. % were victims of road traffi c accident.…”

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Profile of Medicolegal Death in Females in Thoothudi Medical College- A Retrospective Study

Selvaraj¹,

Rajalakshmi²,

Vinoth³

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The cause of unnatural deaths in females differ from that of males. Unnatural death is an intentional (hanging, poison ingestion) or unintentional death (road traffic accidents) as a result of external factors. The socioeconomic differences in lifestyle are associated with differences in attitudes towards life and hence accordingly the incidence of physical violence, suicides are encountered. There is an increasing incidence of traffic accidents among females in recent years, this may be a result of development in education and ocupational opportunities for female sex. A total of 70 cases were analysed, in analysing religion 60 (85.71%) cases belong to Hindu religion. 62 (88.57%) cases were married, 55 (78.57%) cases were house wife, 49 (70%) cases were illiterate, 20 (28.57%)cases was seen in 61-70 years of age group, road traffic accidents 16 (22.85%) cases were noted. Distribution and causes of unnatural female deaths in present study is not similar to the pattern found in most of the other Indian studies The present study revealed that the unintentional trauma, mainly the road traffic accidents are responsible for unnatural deaths of females i.e pedestrian and pillion riders. This highlights the importance of timely interventions of road safety measures.

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“…Intimate partner violence has been identified as a public health problem worldwide. Many women are killed by their husbands or intimate acquaintances 38 . Women are rarely killed by strangers 33 .…”

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Study on the pattern of unnatural deaths of women brought for medico-legal autopsy

Kitulwatte

Edirisinghe

Mendis

et al. 2017

Sri Lanka J Forensic Med, Sci & Law

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Introduction An unnatural death is an intentional or unintentional death due to external causes. This can often be violent, mutilating or destructive. When the unnatural death involves a female, it shatters the lives of the survivors or the family. Traumatic injuries among females remain under-reported globally and studies on this area are scarce. We planned a retrospective descriptive study to find the epidemiologic patterns of traumarelated mortality among females for the first time. Objectives The aim of the study was to analyze the traumatic deaths among females to determine the circumstances, causes and epidemiology of these deaths and also to find the factors influencing them. Methodology A retrospective descriptive study was conducted on the post mortem records of the female victims of trauma during last 3 years (2013-2015) reported to a tertiary care hospital of Sri Lanka. The historical details, scene findings, findings of autopsy: external and internal examinations, the results of the post-mortem investigations and the opinion and conclusions given were obtained to fill the pro-forma. Results Out of the 139 deaths reported for medicolegal examination during the period, the majority 71(51%) were less than 40 years of age. The commonest manner of death was accidents 56 (40%), especially road accidents, followed by suicides amounting to 45 (32%). Poisoning was the commonest method of suicide 14 (31%) followed by hanging 12 (26%). Sharp injuries accounted for the majority of murders 13 (39%). Family disputes and love affairs were the main reason for 21 (47%) suicides and 13 (39%) murders. Conclusions Comprehensive research into occurrence of unnatural fatalities assists authorities in the prevention of such deaths. The study highlights the importance of timely interventions on road safety and the need for effective and timely counseling services on family matters to prevent most intentional deaths of women.

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Spectrum of unnatural female deaths in Manipur: A postmortem 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 Medicolegal Death in Females in Thoothudi Medical College- A Retrospective Study

Study on the pattern of unnatural deaths of women brought for medico-legal autopsy

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