Citation

Subhedar A, Karunaker B, Surendar J. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2017; 11(1): 10-12.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2017.00003.2

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicide is nothing but self-killing which is a growing problem in developing as well as developed countries. Developing countries are suffering with suicide by agricultural poison whereas in developed countries it is by drugs.To analyze the situation of suicides by insecticide in females the present study is conducted in Hyderabad in department of forensic medicine, osmania medical college, hyderabad. 25 female cases of suicide by insecticides are observed. In this most of the deaths are in the age group of 21-30 years with health related problems. 80% of female are committed suicide by consuming organophospharus compounds in this study. © 2017, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Female; Insecticide; Suicide