TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A study of suicide in nagpur with respect to demographic profile and method adopted for suicide
JO  - Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Akarte, D.S.
A1  - Barmate, N.S.
A1  - Vyawahare, M.S.
SP  - 124
EP  - 129
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
N2  - 'Suicide is characterized as the final common pathway of diverse circumstances, of an interdependent network rather than an isolated cause, a web of circumstances tightening around a single time and space1. The maximum number of suicide in young adult (20-40years) may be attributed to various factor. Victim who belongs to upper lower class which constitutes 50.33% of cases followed by lower class (17.67%), Most of the suicides were seen in unemployed (26%), of which 16% (i.e.46.15% out of total of total female) were housewives followed by students (18.33%). In present study most of the victims, i.e. 41.33% cases were educated up to 8-12 standard followed by 24.67% cases up to 7th standard, 21.34% the method used by young adult (20-40) years for committing suicides was commonly hanging (20.66%) closely followed by Poisoning 60(20%). © 2018, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0973-9122
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-9130.2018.00145.7
ID  - ref1
ER  -