@article{ref1,
title="Suicide by self-immolation in southern Iran: an epidemiological study",
journal="BMC public health",
year="2020",
author="Mohammadi, Ali Akbar and Karoobi, Mohammadreza and Erfani, Amirhossein and Shahriarirad, Reza and Ranjbar, Keivan and Zardosht, Mitra and Modarresi, Mahboobeh-Sadat and Afrasiabi, Zari",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="e1646-e1646",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Self-immolation, as a method of suicide, is one of the most violent and extreme ways which is usually attempted by the ignition of inflammable materials, with more than 70% fatality rate. In the literature, Iran has been reported to have a high rate of self-immolation; therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and epidemiological features of self-immolated patients.   METHODS: In this retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study, data from burn patients from 2007 till 2017 due to self-immolation and suicide were enrolled in our study.   RESULTS: Based on our data, 657 out of 3530 burn patients (18.6%) with a mean age of 31.15 (SD = 0.452) were documented as suicidal attempts; the majority were female (63.2%) and married (66.3%). Most of the patients were from rural areas (58.3%) with an education level of under diploma (63.2%). Of the patients in our study, 22 (8.7%) had comorbid systemic diseases and 115 (50.5%) had psychiatric disorders.   CONCLUSION: Due to the high prevalence of suicide by self-immolation among the Iranian population, further studies to evaluate the risk factors and clarify the high-risk group for more targeted approaches are recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2458",
doi="10.1186/s12889-020-09778-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09778-z"
}