The relationship between causes of suicidal attempts in Iran and individual and social variables: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Determine the prevalence of suicide attempts and the relationships between the different causes of attempts with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics among individuals in Iran.

Methods

A retrospective review of data about suicide attempts from poisoning care centers in Babol city between 2017 and 2021. Multinomial regression analysis (with mental illness being the reference variable) was used to determine the factors associated with the different causes of suicide attempts (addiction, romantic relationship problems, and economic problems).

Results

The overall prevalence of completed suicide in the population sampled was 10.8% (95% confidence interval 9.5-12.1) (244/2,263). Relative to mental disorder, given that other variables in the model are held

SUBMITTER: Manouchehri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9743690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature