Investigating the factors and methods of suicide in Ilam province (from 2012 to 2016)

Ghobad Kazemi,Saeid Ahmadi,Akbar Varvaei

doi:10.29252/jbrms.5.4.28

Abstract

Introduction: The phenomenon of suicide has been considered by experts of social sciences and psychology. Considering the issue of suicide, a precise analysis must first be carried out in a specific geographic region. Secondly, the cultural coordinates of the climate should be taken into account. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors and methods of suicide in Ilam province. Materials and methods: The statistical population of this research included all suicide cases committed in Ilam province from 2012 to 2016. The total sample size based on the recorded cases from 2012 to 2016 was 3078 cases. Data analysis of this research was done at two levels of descriptive and responding to research questions. At the descriptive level, indicators such as frequency, percentage, cross-tables, and frequency distribution charts were used. In the answer section of the research Kruskal Wallis and Xi-Du were used. Results: There was a significant difference between the frequency of successful and unsuccessful suicides. 10.92% of suicides were successful and 89.08% were unsuccessful. Men tended to suicide more than women, but this was not statistically significant. In some age groups, suicide rates were higher than other groups, 34.7% were suicidal in the 21 to 25 age group, 30.06% in the age group of 31 and older, and 34.24% in the remaining age groups. Considering the methods, 73% of suicides have used pills over the last five years, and there was a significant relationship between the motivation of individuals and their tendency towards suicide (48.4%). Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that in committing suicide the individual, social, and psychological factors play the main roles, the results also presented the rate of being successful or unsuccessful in committing suicides, the gender of these attempters, their age range, the education level, the manner of committing, and finally their motive to commit suicide in years of 2012 to 2016.

Highlights

The phenomenon of suicide has been considered by experts of social sciences and psychology
The findings show that there is a significant difference between the frequency of successful and unsuccessful suicides, in the last five years in the province of Ilam, 10.92% of suicides were successful and 89.08% were unsuccessful
The rate of suicide is different in different age groups and this difference is statistically significant which means that in some age groups suicide rates are higher than other groups, 34.7% of suicides were in the age group of 21 to 25 years, 30.06% in the age group of 31 and older, and 34.24% in the remaining age groups

Summary

Introduction

The phenomenon of suicide has been considered by experts of social sciences and psychology. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that in committing suicide the individual, social, and psychological factors play the main roles, the results presented the rate of being successful or unsuccessful in committing suicides, the gender of these attempters, their age range, the education level, the manner of committing, and their motive to commit suicide in years of 2012 to 2016. Factors such as gender, age, occupation, poverty, addiction, disorders, psychological and family disputes were considered as risk factors for committing suicide Other scholars such as Jamshidzadeh (2004), Ghaedi and his coalleagues (2006), and Eslaminasab (1992) have tried to find out about the causes and factors influencing suicide in another case study [4,5,6]. This research seeks to answer the main question that is what factors affect suicide in the province of Ilam?

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