Increase Suicidal Mortality Rate Among Females in District Peshawar
Journal Title: Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study increased suicidal mortality rate among females in district Peshawar. METHODOLOGY: The bodies of women in the reproductive age who died because of fatal deliberate self-harming were examined at Forensic Medicine Department Khyber Medical College, Peshawar from January 2015 to September 2015. RESULTS: Forty-four bodies of females were autopsied. 13 (30%) were adolescents between the age of 10-18 years. 31 (70.4%) were aged between 19-48 years. 33 of the victims committed suicide due to health-related issues. 28 (64%) victims used poisons. In almost all cases (n=38) the incident happened when the victim was alone in house or left unattended. 30 (68%) victims were brought to hospitals for treatment. 13 were found to have recurrent attempt of self-harming. CONCLUSION: Females have increased tendency to commit suicide than males especially in their reproductive age. Low socioeconomic status, cultural norms, unwanted pregnancies and ill health are the major causes.
Authors and Affiliations
Farooq Abro, Rizwan Ansari, Muhammad Yousaf, Riaz Gul, Anwar Haq, Zahid Khalil
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP665181
- DOI -
- Views 222
- Downloads 0
Frequency of Risk Factors Leading to Acute Respiratory Infections Among Children Under Two Year’s Age and their Gender and Age Wise Comparison
OBJECTIVETo determine the frequency of different risk factors leading to Acute Respiratory Infections among children under two yearsTo determine the most susceptible age group and to compare frequency of disease in both...
The Frequency of Common Complications of Veress Needle in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
METHODOLOGYThe study was conducted in department of surgery, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar within six months and it was descriptive cross sectional study. In this study a total of 177 patients were observed. The age ran...
Prevalence and severity of temporomandibular joint disorders among house officers & post-graduate residents of private & public sector medical hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan
OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence and severity of TMDs in house officers and postgraduate students belonging to public and private sector medical and dental colleges.METHODOLOGY:This was a cross sectional study carri...
Level of Patients’ Satisfaction with the Dental Care Provided at Private Dental Hospital, Peshawar
OBJECTIVEQuality is a major concern of health care authorities all over the world. Patient satisfaction regarding the dental treatment they receive is essential for the improvement of oral health service and practice. Th...
Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor
ABSTRACTCalcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare odontogenic tumor, accounts 0.4% to 3 % of all odontogenic tumors arising from odontogenic epithelium. Dr. Jens JorgenPindborg first described this unusual...