Suicide Cases in Manipal, South India: An Autopsy Study

Shetty, Charan Kishor

doi:10.19070/2332-287x-1400015

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“…Out of the 356 cases, most victims, 277(77.80%), belong to the nuclear family, while the 79(22.19%) cases belong to the joint family (Table 3). Similar findings were observed in other studies [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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confidence: 92%

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Retrospective Analysis of Hanging Cases Between 2016 and 2020 in Urban India

Biradar

Shetty

et al. 2021

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Background: Death by hanging is a vital health hazard worldwide; it is classified as violent mechanical deaths resulting from asphyxia. The manner of death in hanging is suicide in the majority of the cases, and accidental hanging is less common, and homicidal hanging is still less common. The study was aimed towards analyzing sociodemographic patterns, precipitating factors for committing hanging at Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Ballari, India. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the mortuary of VIMS, Ballari, Karnataka, India. From January 01, 2016, to December 31, 2020, 356 alleged hanging cases were brought to the mortuary for postmortem examination, and the cause of death was attributed to hanging. The necessary data were collected with the help of history, inquest reports, meticulous postmortem examination, etc. The results were obtained after tabulating and data analyzed with a cross-sectional study. Results: Of 356 cases of hanging, the majority of the cases were in the age group of 31-40 years (140 patients; i.e., 39.32%). Male preponderance was detected in 235(66%) cases, and most victims have married 199(56%) subjects. Concerning seasonal variation, we noted that the maximum number of suicides by hanging was reported in July to September 141(39.60%). Out of 356 hanging cases, 178(50%) were employed. The predisposing factor was Chronic illness in 136(38.20 %) cases, followed by financial stress and psychological problems in 120(33.70%) and 50(14.04%) cases, respectively. Most of the victims belonged to the Hindu religion, 290(82%) cases. Moreover, 320(90%) of cases had no suicide note. Conclusion: Hanging is challenging to prevent due to numerous concomitant factors, but psychological counseling, economic support, and education can reduce the incidence of hanging.

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confidence: 92%

“…However, Sharija et al [16] reported chronic alcoholism In our study, out of a total of 356 hanging cases, 290(82%) cases belong to the Hindu religion, while 55(15%) cases were Muslims (Figure 7). Studies conducted by Shetty [20]. we reported similar findings.…”

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Retrospective Analysis of Hanging Cases Between 2016 and 2020 in Urban India

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Shetty

et al. 2021

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“…7 1 % a n d d r o w n i n g , 7 . 1 4 % ) a n d Manipal [22] (poisoning,31%;hanging,26%; firearm,16% and burns,11%). The presence of various poisons, ligature materials (such as rope, dupatta, etc.)…”

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Profile of Suicidal Deaths In Females: A Two Years’ Experience At A Tertiary Care Institute (An Observational Study)

Bhullar,

Walia,

Singh

et al. 2020

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Suicidal female deaths are always a cause of concern for any civilized society. The present study was conducted in a leading tertiary care institute of North India to study the suicidal deaths among female population as only limited studies have been conducted in this region. This study found that most of the victims were in the third decade of life (44.5%) and married (64.2%). Most of the victims were housewives (56.8%) with rural preponderance (60.5%). Most of victims committed suicide by poisoning (56.8%) followed by hanging (23.5%) and drowning (16%). The study concluded that remedial measures including counselling facilities and counselling from the early young life should be the strategy to prevent and minimize unnatural female deaths.

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