Study of Trends of Suicidal Deaths in Central Mumbai Region of India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Suicide is one of the largest and most complex social problems that have accompanied man since antiquity. Globally, more than a million deaths accounted, out of which 20% were Indians. Aim of our study is to find out most common age group involved, marital status, socioeconomic status, cause of death and reason behind suicide. A total of 157 cases of suicide were noted in our study. Males (62.42%) outnumbered the females (37.57%) in our study. Most common age group involved in suicidal deaths third (21-30) and fourth decade (31-40). Most of the cases were belonging to Hindu religion (87.89%) and unemployed (21.65%). Majority of suicidal deaths were seen in low socioeconomic status (Class 4- 44.58%). Most common cause of death was hanging (43.31%), followed by poisoning (30.57%) and burns (19.10%). Reason for majority of suicidal deaths was mental stress. This Study is conducted to observe various reasons, socio-cultural factors affecting suicidal deaths, so that sound prevention program could be recommended. Keywords: Suicide, Central, Mumbai, India, males, Mental stress, Hanging
Authors and Affiliations
Rajesh Sukhadeve, Bhausaheb Parchake, Abhijeet Hosmani, Harish Pathak, Ravikumar Kamble, Shashank Tyagi
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