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Socio‐Cultural Features and Sex Profile of the Individuals with Serious Suicide Attempts in Southeastern Turkey: A One‐Year Survey
Author(s) -
Yasan Aziz,
Danis Ramazan,
Tamam Lut,
Ozmen Sehmus,
Ozkan Mustafa
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1521/suli.2008.38.4.467
Subject(s) - demography , suicide rates , suicide prevention , suicide attempt , injury prevention , medicine , psychology , suicide methods , poison control , medical emergency , sociology
Our objective was to elucidate potential causes of higher rates of suicide attempts in females compared to males in southeastern Turkey through a 1‐year survey. Gender‐related differences observed in 96 subjects who attempted suicide by poisoning for the first time were as follows: in comparison to male, females were predominantly within the age interval of 15–24 years, experienced more stressful events in the previous week before suicide attempt, had lower education level, and had a lower rate of employment. One year after the suicide attempt, unfavorable attitude of family, lack of support, persisting unfavorable lifestyle comparable with that prior to the first attempt, and higher rates of domestic violence were more pronounced in females compared to males. These findings might be contributing factors to the higher suicide attempt rates observed in females compared to the males.