@article{ref1,
title="Age changes and suicidal activity in Iran over the past decade: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
journal="OMEGA - Journal of death and dying",
year="2020",
author="Sharif Nia, Hamid and Heidari, Mohammad and Naghavi, Navaz and Lehto, Rebecca H. and Haghdoost, Ali Akbar and Jafari-Koulaee, Azar and Matbue, Yasaman Hatef and Yaghoobzadeh, Ameneh and Goudarzian, Amir Hossein and Sharif, Saeed Pahlevan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This review study fills an important gap by aiming to determine the age changes in attempted and completed suicide in Iran during the past decade. A systematic review of related articles in international and Iranian databases from January 2008 to January 2020 was first conducted and relevant studies were extracted based on established criteria. <br><br>RESULTS showed that the mean age of suicide in Iran is 29.8 (range 27.7 - 31.8) years old for men and 27.4 (range 25.8 - 28.9) for women (P < 0.0001). The youngest and oldest populations of completed suicide belong to eastern and central regions of the country respectively. <br><br>FINDINGS imply the critical importance of increasing awareness through educational programs and public health campaigns to increase awareness and reduce suicidal behavior in Iran.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-2228",
doi="10.1177/0030222820966934",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222820966934"
}