Abstract
Introduction: Suicide is one of the important social and mental health problems in many countries and considerable resources are devoted to health care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic features of more than thousand cases of attempted suicide in Semnan province Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study in 2008-2009, we collected data from cases referred to public hospitals and forensic medicine offices of Semnan province, using researcher made checklists, included demographic data and factors associated with suicide. Results: Among 1217 cases of suicide attempts occurred in Semnan province, 768 cases (63.1%) were female and the rest were male. The mean age±SD of participants was 24.6±8.4. 599 cases (49.2%) were single. There was a significant relationship between gender and marital status (p
Keywords
Suicide attempt Epidemiology Semnan Iran خودکشی اپیدمیولوژی سمنان ایران
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