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Citation

Datir S, Petkar M, Farooqui J, Chavan K, Bangal R. J. Ind. Acad. Forensic Med. 2016; 38(1): 63.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0974-0848.2016.00017.8

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

As suicidal poisoning is a significant contributor to mortality and morbidity throughout the world, it is imperative to find out causes of suicide in particular age groups involving acute poisoning, as it will immensely help the health policy makers to reduce the mortality and morbidity due to suicidal poisoning. So this study was carried out over a period of two years at Rural Medical College, Loni to study causes of suicide according to age group in acute poisoning cases. Data about the age, manner of poisoning and cause of suicide pertaining to the incident of poisoning was collected and statistically analyzed.

In maximum number of suicidal cases, cause for suicide was family conflicts 59 (28.55%). Financial problem was cause of suicide in maximum number of cases in the age group of 41-50 and 51-60 years. Unemployment was the causes of suicide only in the age group of 31- 40 years. Failure in examination was cause of suicide only in the age group of 11-20 years. The present study helps to interpret the causes of suicidal poisoning.


Language: en

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