@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological profile of suicide by hanging in southern parts of Kerala: An autopsy based study",
journal="Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine",
year="2011",
author="Sharija, S. and Sreekumari, K. and Geetha, O.",
volume="33",
number="3",
pages="237-240",
abstract="Suicide rate is increasing all over the world; but the rate is disproportionately higher in Kerala. One hundred and eighty one cases of known dead bodies of both genders brought for medico-legal autopsy with history of suicide by hanging, were studied at the Department of Forensic Medicine, State Medico Legal Institute, Government Medical College, Thruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. There was a male preponderance in the study group (71.3%) and majority of males were young or middle aged (82.1%) whereas females were adolescents or young adults (73.1%). Among the males, only 2.3% were farmers. Alcoholism was noted in 75.2% of males. Immediate psychological problems were the reason for suicide in 33.7% of cases, majority of them being married (55.8%). Soft materials, that were easily available, were used as ligatures (48.6%) which were tightened around neck by slip knots (58%) on the sides of neck (53%).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0971-0973",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}