Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: April-June | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 4-9
Socio-Demographic Profile of Suicide Attempters in a Tertiary Hospital of South India
Pavithra P. Rao1, Preethi Rebello2, Denzil Pinto3
1Assistant Professor, 2DPM. Senior Resident, 3Consultant Psychiatrist,
Department of Psychiatry. Father Muller Medical College. Mangalore. Karnataka. India. 575002.
Corresponding Author: Preethi Rebello
ABSTRACT
Background: Suicide is a tragic and serious preventable public health problem all over the world. It is one of the three leading causes of death globally. Usually suicide has no single cause. It is the endpoint of an individual process, in which several cultural, social, situational, psychological, and biological factors interact
Aims: To identify the socio-demographic details of patients admitted with history of alleged suicide attempt.
Method/ Materials: 50 in- patients with alleged history of suicide attempt were evaluated. Their socio-demographic details were obtained and their socio economic status as assessed using Socio Economic Status Schedule. Results obtained were analyzed with IBM SPSS statistics 21.
Results: Majority of the patients belonged to 18-30 years age group, were Hindus with primary education, married, employed from semi-urban area and nuclear family. The average family income of most was more than Rs 3000 and belonged to category III of the Socio Economic Status Schedule with the score of 21-35.
Conclusion: Socio-demographic variables in those with attempted suicide may be considered as risk or protective factor. Proper assess
Keywords: Suicide attempt, Deliberate self harm, socio-demographic