Citation

Arora S. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2016; 10(1): 25-29.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00007.4

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The profile of unnatural death of a female in a region determines the condition of the society as well as the law and order situation of that area. The present study was an autopsy based study conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, GMC Jammu, on a total of 948 unnatural female deaths from a period of Jan 2010 to Dec. 2014. In the present study, the first of its kind in Jammu region, we tried to find out the various causes of unnatural death in a female and other variables associated with it. Majority of the unnatural female deaths were in the age group of 21-30 years (32.59%) married Hindu females belonging to rural areas. Most common causes were vehicular accidents and accidental burns followed by suicidal poisoning.

Keywords: Rural areas, Dowery issues

Language: en