Manisa Ili'nde özkiyim girisimlerine iliskin özellikler: Bes yillik verinin degerlendirilmesi

• Published in: Turkish journal of public health Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 23
• Main Authors: Simsek, Hatice, Donmez, Guljan, Binbay, Tolga, Erkoyun, Erdem, Uçku, Reyhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Turkish
• Published: Ankara Turkish Journal of Public Health 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Age; Epidemiology; Gender; Marriage; Mental disorders; Poisoning; Psychopathology; Risk factors; Schools; Suicide; Suicides & suicide attempts; Young adults
• ISSN: 1304-1096; 1304-1088

Objective: The study determined, by gender and age group, the characteristics of individuals who had attempted suicide in Manisa between the years 2007-2011. Method: This was a descriptive study conducted by retrospective research of "suicide attempt entry forms". Results:A total of 6827 suicides were evaluated. 5311 (77.8%) were women, 57.3% were aged 15-24 years, 51.6% were single, 62.2% had graduated from primary schools. In 95.8% of the suicides the method of suicide was self-poisoning with drugs. The most common reasons for the suicide attempts in total and among women were family problems, marriage and children; mental illness among men. The most frequent reasons for the suicide attempts among those who were 15-24 years of age were conflicts with parents; among the age group of 25-64 the reasons were family problems, marriage or children, and among those who were 65 years and over the reasons were mental or physical illnesses. Conclusion: The main determinants of suicide attempts were female gender, adolescents and/or young adults, primary school as an educational level, unemployed individuals. The most frequent suicide method was self-poisoning. Reasons of attempts displayed variation based on age group and gender.