Suicide prevention and developing countries

Khan, Mohammed M.

doi:10.1258/jrsm.98.10.459

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“…Along with neuro-psychiatric disorders, suicide contributes 12.7% to the global burden of disease. Information on suicide from Islamic countries is lacking, including those with populations exceeding 100 million people such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan (Khan, 2005).…”

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Epidemiology of Suicide in Pakistan: Determining Rates in Six Cities

Khan

Naqvi

Thaver

et al. 2008

Archives of Suicide Research

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In recent years suicide has become a major public health problem in Pakistan. Despite this there are no official statistics on suicide and national rates are unknown. To determine rates we carried out an analysis of suicide reports from six cities in Pakistan. Rates vary from 0.43/100,000 in Peshawar to 2.86/100,000 in Rawalpindi. Rates for men are consistently higher than women; highest rates for men were 7.06/100,000 between the ages 20-40 years in Larkana, Sindh province. Given the legal, socio-cultural, and religious stigma of suicides in Pakistan, we believe these figures to be an underestimate. There is urgent need for a standard system of recording of suicides in Pakistan, so that true rates can be determined. This will help in informing policy and monitoring effectiveness of suicide prevention programs.

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Epidemiology of Suicide in Pakistan: Determining Rates in Six Cities

Khan

Naqvi

Thaver

et al. 2008

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“…Among women, however, the protective effect against suicide within marriage has been attributed to the effect of having children (Oquendo et al). Khan (2005) found that in many low-income countries, childbearing is a significant source of stress for married women and the marriage is not protective against attempting suicide. According to Freitas and Botega (2004), pregnancy is the first cause of hospitalization in reproductive-age women in Brazil, and the second cause in this same population is characterized by other variables, which include the number of suicide attempts.…”

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“…In low-income countries ingestion of pesticides is one of the most common methods. The controlling of access to common methods has been found to affect suicide rates (Khan, 2005).…”

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“…Social norms and values are more oppressive for women, causing them more suffering (Rudmin, Ferrada-Noli, & Skolbekken, 2003). Factors associated with psychiatric morbidity and suicidal behavior in women in low-income countries include early age at marriage, lack of autonomy, coercion to have children, and economic dependence on men (Khan, 2005).…”

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“…National rates of more than 30/100,000 are considered high; but they may not reflect the true magnitude of the problem (Khan, 2005).…”

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Attempted Suicide in Reproductive Age Women

Gomes

O’Brien

Nakano

2009

Health Care for Women International

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In this study, we described the frequency of attempted suicide among women of reproductive age (10 to 49 years) in a General University Hospital in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil (conducted 2005). Relevant comorbidities associated with the suicide attempt were calculated. Secondary data were obtained through the hospital's records where attempted suicides were reported. Findings revealed 132 attempted suicides; most women took a toxic substance or their own medication. Half of the women previously had attempted suicide. Depression was the most frequent psychiatric diagnosis on discharge from the hospital, specifically borderline personality disorder, personality disorders axis B and depression without association.

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