PREVALENCE AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE SUICIDES IN RAIGARH DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH, INDIA

Abstract

Objective- To estimate the suicide prevalence rate on the basis of Indoor Patients of Late Shree Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Govt. Medical College, Raigarh Chhattisgarh. The present study sample Method- were selected among admitted patient of department of Internal medicine at late Shree Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College and associated Kirodimal Government Hospital, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. Patient committed suicide which were admitted in ICU and medical ward (female and male ward) selected in present study. Total number of patient admitted during January 2020 to June 2020 were ICU 194, male medical ward 1864 and female medical ward 1697 respectively. The total number of admitted patients in this duration was 3755. Result- ndings of study had shown age mean of those person committed in suicide had 28.32 (sd= 11.08) years old and range of the age 14 to 60 years in both genders. Gender wise discrimination are different in age of suicide attempts person in both sex, the female patients mean of age are 27-yearold (sd=10.60), and the range of the age was 14 to 60 years, while the male patient mean of age are 29.60 (sd=11.46) years old, and range of age are 15 to 60 years. The prevalence rate of suicide in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, India is 3.40. Suicide continues to be a major Conclusionsignicant problem of India and worldwide. This prevalence rate can be useful in improving prevention and planning of management programme for suicide.