Investigating the Prevalence Rate of Suicide Attemptsandtheir Associated Risk Factors in the City of Sahneh
Publish place: The fifth international conference of psychology, educational sciences and social studies
Publish Year: 1401
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Index date: 8 May 2023
Investigating the Prevalence Rate of Suicide Attemptsandtheir Associated Risk Factors in the City of Sahneh abstract
Background and Aim: Suicide is today known as one of the most important issues in healthcare andeven one of the major psychosocial health problems in many countriesaround the world. so the presentstudy aimed to investigate the prevalence rate of suicide attempts and its associated risk factors incases referred to Dr. Moaven Hospital,in the city of Sahneh.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study examined all registeredsuicide attempt cases over the last six years (n=1059) at Dr. Moaven Hospital, Sahneh, Iran. The datawere accordingly collected via checklists completed by supervisors during referrals, and then analyzedusing the SPSS Statistics software package (version 21).Results: The total number of the suicide attempts was 1059 cases, where in men had experiencedhigher rates of suicide attempts (57.4%) than women. The prevalence rate of such attempts was alsotwo times higher in urban areas and even more common in lower-socioeconomic-status households.Moreover, the most common means of suicide was taking pills (79.3%). There was also a statisticallysignificant relationship between employment (occupation) and marital status and suicide-attemptprevalence rates (p<0.05).Conclusion: prevalence rates are shaped by numerous factors, such as mental health status, family andliving conditions, financial problems, unemployment rate, and the like,the preventive control of suchfactors can significantly contribute to reducing the prevalence rates of such acts. Therefore, it isrecommended to take account of this significant social phenomenon and implement prevention andcontrol programsto this end.
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Investigating the Prevalence Rate of Suicide Attemptsandtheir Associated Risk Factors in the City of Sahneh authors
Vahid hatami garosi
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
sepideh soltanipour
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
arash ziapoor
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran