Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates
Objective: The present study aimed at estimating the case fatality rates of suicide acts in different marital status subgroups and to find interrelation with a population living in Bushehr province along the coastal region of the Persian Gulf coast in southwest of Iran. Method: In this analytical...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2018-12-01
|
| Series: | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/1326 |
| _version_ | 1818467003762999296 |
|---|---|
| author | Fatemeh Akbarizadeh abdollah hajivandi Mohammad Hajivandi Mohammad Sina Zeidabadinejad |
| author_facet | Fatemeh Akbarizadeh abdollah hajivandi Mohammad Hajivandi Mohammad Sina Zeidabadinejad |
| author_sort | Fatemeh Akbarizadeh |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Objective: The present study aimed at estimating the case fatality rates of suicide acts in different marital status subgroups and to find interrelation with a population living in Bushehr province along the coastal region of the Persian Gulf coast in southwest of Iran.
Method: In this analytical and observational study, suicidal data were gathered in 5 successive years (2008–2012) in the population of Bushehr. Data were extracted from suicide registration forms provided by the Psychiatric Health Unit of Ministry of Health. Questions mainly focused on demographic characteristics, including age, sex, literacy, residency, marital status, birth rank, the number of previous suicide attempts, and probable reasons of suicide, such as family conflicts or/and psychiatric complications. Fatality rates in different subgroups (male/female; married/unmarried; etc.) were compared and odds ratios were computed. The main limitation of this study was the lack of a specific grouping for those who cohabited together (Those who live together and have a sexual relationship without being married). The logistic regression model was used in data analysis.
Results: Case mortality rates of suicides were found to be 3.5% for both sexes, 5.2% in males and 2.7% in females. However, among the single population, either divorced or widowed, the probability of death due to suicide was 3.5 times higher (95% CI: 1.5–2.9) as compared to the unmarried. Age as a confounding factor in fatality rates made a significant difference between married and unmarried people, and differences disappeared after adjusting for age. However, fatality rate was still higher in the widowed /divorced group compared to other groups even after adjusting for age.
Conclusion: Fatality rate was higher in married people compared to the unmarried, however, after adjusting for age as a determinant factor, no significant difference was observed between the 2 groups. The highest death rate belonged to the age-specific widowed /divorced individuals as compared to all other marital status subgroups. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T21:03:53Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9193d689c8a6474e937e29fbcf6274b3 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1735-4587 2008-2215 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T21:03:53Z |
| publishDate | 2018-12-01 |
| publisher | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Iranian Journal of Psychiatry |
| spelling | doaj.art-9193d689c8a6474e937e29fbcf6274b32022-12-22T02:30:03ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Psychiatry1735-45872008-22152018-12-0114154591326Marriage Related Suicide Fatality RatesFatemeh Akbarizadeh0abdollah hajivandi1Mohammad Hajivandi2Mohammad Sina Zeidabadinejad3Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranBushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Humanities Sciences, Bushehr Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, IranNargund College of Pharmacy, Banglore, IndiaObjective: The present study aimed at estimating the case fatality rates of suicide acts in different marital status subgroups and to find interrelation with a population living in Bushehr province along the coastal region of the Persian Gulf coast in southwest of Iran. Method: In this analytical and observational study, suicidal data were gathered in 5 successive years (2008–2012) in the population of Bushehr. Data were extracted from suicide registration forms provided by the Psychiatric Health Unit of Ministry of Health. Questions mainly focused on demographic characteristics, including age, sex, literacy, residency, marital status, birth rank, the number of previous suicide attempts, and probable reasons of suicide, such as family conflicts or/and psychiatric complications. Fatality rates in different subgroups (male/female; married/unmarried; etc.) were compared and odds ratios were computed. The main limitation of this study was the lack of a specific grouping for those who cohabited together (Those who live together and have a sexual relationship without being married). The logistic regression model was used in data analysis. Results: Case mortality rates of suicides were found to be 3.5% for both sexes, 5.2% in males and 2.7% in females. However, among the single population, either divorced or widowed, the probability of death due to suicide was 3.5 times higher (95% CI: 1.5–2.9) as compared to the unmarried. Age as a confounding factor in fatality rates made a significant difference between married and unmarried people, and differences disappeared after adjusting for age. However, fatality rate was still higher in the widowed /divorced group compared to other groups even after adjusting for age. Conclusion: Fatality rate was higher in married people compared to the unmarried, however, after adjusting for age as a determinant factor, no significant difference was observed between the 2 groups. The highest death rate belonged to the age-specific widowed /divorced individuals as compared to all other marital status subgroups.http://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/1326Fatality Rates; lethal; Marital Status; Psychiatry; Suicide |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Akbarizadeh abdollah hajivandi Mohammad Hajivandi Mohammad Sina Zeidabadinejad Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates Iranian Journal of Psychiatry Fatality Rates; lethal; Marital Status; Psychiatry; Suicide |
| title | Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates |
| title_full | Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates |
| title_fullStr | Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates |
| title_short | Marriage Related Suicide Fatality Rates |
| title_sort | marriage related suicide fatality rates |
| topic | Fatality Rates; lethal; Marital Status; Psychiatry; Suicide |
| url | http://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/1326 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fatemehakbarizadeh marriagerelatedsuicidefatalityrates AT abdollahhajivandi marriagerelatedsuicidefatalityrates AT mohammadhajivandi marriagerelatedsuicidefatalityrates AT mohammadsinazeidabadinejad marriagerelatedsuicidefatalityrates |