TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Gambling-related suicide in East African Community countries: evidence from press media reports
JO  - BMC public health
A1  - Kaggwa, Mark Mohan
A1  - Mamum, Mohammed A.
A1  - Najjuka, Sarah Maria
A1  - Muwanguzi, Moses
A1  - Kule, Moses
A1  - Nkola, Rahel
A1  - Favina, Alain
A1  - Kihumuro, Raymond Bernard
A1  - Munaru, Gideon
A1  - Arinaitwe, Innocent
A1  - Rukundo, Godfrey Zari
A1  - Griffiths, Mark D.
SP  - 158
EP  - 158
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Gambling activities and associated mental health problems have become a topic of increased concern globally. Many individuals with a severe gambling disorder have gambling-related suicidality. However, no study has explored gambling-related suicide in East African Community (EAC) countries. The present study investigated the press media reporting of gambling-related suicide cases from EAC countries. <br><br>METHODS: As there is no established suicide database in that region, media reports were utilized to collect gambling-related suicide data. Gambling-related suicide case reports were searched for in EAC countries' press media websites using Google. After removing duplicates, a total of 18 suicides were found. <br><br>RESULTS: The victims were all males aged 16 to 40 years. The most prevalent reason for the death was university students who had used their university tuition fees for gambling and losing the money (n = 4/17). All the suicide deaths were in Kenya (10/18), Uganda (7/18), and Tanzania (1/18). Betting on soccer was the most common type of gambling reported (n = 11/15), and hanging was the most used mode of suicide (n = 10/16). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Based on the press media reports, 18 males were identified as having carried out gambling-related suicides. The countries with the most widespread opportunities to gamble had more gambling-related suicides, although the number of suicides was very small.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2458
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12306-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -