Hanging: A five year retrospective autopsy study of death due to hanging in Jorhat district, Assam
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Forensic Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
A retrospective study was conducted from 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2015in Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Jorhat, Assam, India. A total of 2488 autopsies were carried out of which 429 (17.24%) cases were death due to hanging. The keyobjective of the study was to find the magnitude of the problem within the study area and to determine the relevant factors associated with hanging cases. The study revealed that, the natures of hanging in all the cases were suicide. Male constitute 77.39% and female 23.61%. In regards to age, 58.04% of the cases felt within 20 to 40 years. The most common reason for the hanging was family disputes (34.50%). It was observed that 74.13% were married. The educational status of most of the victims was primary level of education. 72.95% were literate and 27.05 were illiterate. Occupational status of victims, it was observed that 42.19% were labour. The choice of ligature material was nylon rope (50.36%) followed by cotton rope (29.14%), metal wire (7.23%), Saree (5.36%), dhoti (3.50%), Chadar (2.09%), dupatta (1.39%) and bedsheet (0.93%) respectively.
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Kanak Chandra Das, Himangshu Das, Nitu Kr Gogoi
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