TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Factors related to attempted suicide in davanagere
JO  - Indian journal of community medicine
A1  - Nagendra Gouda, Mr
A1  - Rao, Sambaji M.
SP  - 15
EP  - 18
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
N2  - RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the factors responsible for suicidal attempts? OBJECTIVES: To study the socio-demographic factors, methods and reasons for suicidal attempts.  TYPE OF STUDY: Cross-sectional study.  SETTING: Bapuji and C.G. Hospitals attached to J.J.M. Medical College, Davanagere.  PARTICIPANTS: A total of 540 suicidal attempters admitted to emergency wards.  METHODOLOGY: A pretested proforma was administered to the subjects relating the factors responsible for the attempt. The data thus obtained was compiled and analyzed.  STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Proportions, Z-test and Chi-square test.  RESULTS: In this study, 61.3% were males and 38.7% were females. Peak occurrence of suicidal attempts was found in the second and third decades (15-29 years). Hindus constituted about 94.6% of the total suicidal attempters. Almost half (52.2%) of the subjects had education below or up to matriculation and 83% of them were from the lower (classes IV and V) socio-economic groups. Agriculturists, housewives and unskilled workers represented 75% of the total subjects. Fifty-five percent of the subjects were from nuclear families and most (62.4%) of them were married; frequent mode of attempting suicides was by organo-phosphorus compounds (66.3%) followed by overdosage of tablets (17.8%). Common cause was family problem (27.2%) followed by illness (27%).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0970-0218
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.39237
ID  - ref1
ER  -