Volume 34
Number 1 January 2023Sociodemographic Profile and Implications of Suicidal Deaths: Study of 870 Cases Reported in Dhaka Medical College Hospital
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/jmsr.2023.v3401.02
Nahid Sultana1 , Sohel Mahmud2 , Muhammed Marzan Siddique3 , Samia Afsana Islam4 , Zakir Hossain5 , Nusrat Jahan6
Abstract
Suicide is a neglected global public health problem and Bangladesh is not an exception. . Unfortunately,suicide is not given enough priority as a serious public health issue. Approximately one million people commitsuicide in every year worldwide. This research sought to determine the frequency, sex, sociodemographiccharacteristics, and suspected causes of suicide as well as the rate of suicidal deaths at Dhaka MedicalCollege. A retrospective study was carried out in the morgue of the department of Forensic Medicine, DhakaMedical College for the period of 2 years from January 2017 to December 2018. A total of 870 suicidal deathautopsies cases were done at DMC mortuary during the mentioned period. Data was collected from findings ofthe postmortem reports, inquest reports and challan through maintaining legal and ethical issues. The resultsof our study showed that, out of 870 cases, female victims were substantially heavier (67.5%) than male victims(32.4%), and that the age group most afflicted by suicide is 21 to 30 years old. Hanging by rope was the prevalentmethod 510 (58.6%) then poisoning 290 (33.3%) and then others method 70 (8%). According to our research,the greatest group of people who attempt suicide due to family discord was housewives (27.6%). The majorityof victims (65.7%) were from rural areas and are married (67.8%). information arranged systematically, withtables and graphs thoroughly explained. Suicide patterns might differ from country to country and even fromculture to society. It is necessary to implement particular suicide prevention strategies, such as family conflictresolution, all-encompassing mental health programs, and interventions created especially for populations athigh risk.
Keywords: Suicide, Death, Autopsy, Hanging, poisoning