Statistical analysis of suicide characteristics in Iaşi County

A prospective study intended for statistic analysis of suicide events occurring in 2004-2009 period, in lasi County, was performed. Specific data emerged from the conventional investigation, focusing on the sex, age, seasonality, marital condition, occupation status, blood alcohol concentration, rel...

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Published inRevista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi Vol. 116; no. 3; p. 674
Main Authors Herea, Speranta-Giulia, Scripcaru, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 01.07.2012
Subjects
Adult
Age Distribution
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Educational Status
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Mental Disorders - complications
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Romania - epidemiology
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Seasons
Sex Distribution
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - psychology
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Unemployment - statistics & numerical data
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Romania
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Summary:A prospective study intended for statistic analysis of suicide events occurring in 2004-2009 period, in lasi County, was performed. Specific data emerged from the conventional investigation, focusing on the sex, age, seasonality, marital condition, occupation status, blood alcohol concentration, religion adherence, and previous suicide attempts of the persons who committed the lethal self-aggression. The results showed a males: females (M:F) ratio of 4.13:1, central tendency to suicide towards the 46 years, a mean age of the self-murderers series of 45 years, while the most frequent age was 49 years. The interquartile range expanded from 33 to 56 years. The rural:urban (R:U) ratio was 1.38:1, whereas a statistically-significant seasonal variation was found in villages. Suicide events occurred more frequently around the Easter and Christmas, whereas the orthodox Christian believers seemed to suicide more than Catholics. Additionally, a correlated analysis, based essentially on data provided by the local Institute of Legal Medicine and Psychiatry Hospital, offered a comprehensive understanding of the mental state of the self-murderers and their psychiatric profile.
ISSN:0048-7848