@article{ref1,
title="Suicide in Nigeria: observations from the content analysis of newspapers",
journal="General psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="Oyetunji, Tosin Philip and Arafat, S. M. Yasir and Famori, Stephen Oluwaseyi and Akinboyewa, Timilehin Blessing and Afolami, Michael and Ajayi, Moyo Faith and Kar, Sujita Kumar",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="e100347-e100347",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global public health problem and Nigeria is one of the epicentres of suicide in the world. However, there is a dearth of research exploring the epidemiological aspects of suicide in Nigeria. <br><br>AIM: To examine the demographic information and precipitating events for suicides in Nigeria by analysing the contents of newspaper reports of suicide. <br><br>METHODS: We searched, collected, and analysed published news reports about suicide from 10 English newspapers in Nigeria. A total of 350 suicide reports were assessed between January 2010 and December 2019 after screening and sorting. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean (SD) age of the reported cases was 36.33 (15.48) years. Majority of the reported cases were male (80.6%), married (51.8%), students (33.6%), living in a semi-urban area (40.3%) and among the age group of 25-34 (25.3%). Hanging (48.6%) and poisoning (32.2%) were the most commonly reported methods of suicide. Financial constraints and marital conflicts were most commonly assumed precipitating factors. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study suggests that being male, married, or living in semi-urban areas are associated with suicide in Nigeria. Further community-based studies are warranted to generalise the findings and adopt appropriate preventive strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2517-729X",
doi="10.1136/gpsych-2020-100347",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2020-100347"
}