TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Suicide in Urban Kampala; Uganda: a Preliminary Exploration
JO  - African health sciences
A1  - Hjelmeland, H.
A1  - Kinyanda, E.
A1  - Musisi, S.
A1  - Wamala, D.
SP  - 219
EP  - 227
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Suicide was investigated in the urban setting of Kampala; Uganda. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: Firstly; to explore the use of two research methodologies; a retrospective review of patient records and the psychological autopsy methodology in suicide research in Uganda. Secondly to investigate the characteristics and correlates of urban suicide in Uganda. <br><br>RESULTS: A male to female ratio of suicide of 3.4:1 and a peak age of suicide in the 20-39 years age group were found. The main methods of suicide were hanging and ingestion of poison (organophosphates). Problems with social networks; negative life events; higher psychological distress and lower quality of life were associated with suicide at univariate analysis. It was only psychological distress that retained significance at multivariate analysis. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The retrospective review of records at Mulago hospital was beset by incomplete records whereas a pilot psychological autopsy study was well accepted and might contribute valuable data in African settings<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1680-6905
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -