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Risk factors associated with attempted suicide : a case control study.

M K Srivastava¹, R N Sahoo, L H Ghotekar

¹Chief Medical Officer, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Pondicherry 605006, India.

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

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Summary

Unemployment, lack of education, stressful life events, physical disorders, and idiopathic pain significantly increase suicide attempt risk in Pondicherry. These factors highlight critical areas for suicide prevention strategies.

Keywords:

Attempted suicide Odds ratio Pain Risk factors

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Epidemiology
Psychiatry

Background:

Suicide attempts pose a significant public health challenge globally and regionally.
Identifying specific risk factors is crucial for developing targeted prevention interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the socio-demographic, familial, and clinical factors associated with attempted suicide in the Pondicherry region.
To quantify the risk associated with identified factors using a case-control study design.

Main Methods:

A case-control study was conducted with 137 suicide attempt cases and 137 matched controls from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
Data collected included socio-demographic characteristics, family background, stressful life events, physical, and psychiatric morbidity.
Statistical analysis involved calculating odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to determine the strength of association.

Main Results:

Significant risk factors for suicide attempts included unemployment (OR=15.82), lack of formal education (OR=3.02), recent stressful life events (OR=3.95), physical disorders (OR=3.12), and idiopathic pain (OR=6.78).
Factors such as marital status, family type, parental loss, family history of suicide, and psychiatric morbidity did not show a significant association in this study population.

Conclusions:

Unemployment, educational disadvantage, exposure to stress, physical health issues, and unexplained pain are significant risk factors for suicide attempts in Pondicherry.
These findings underscore the need for comprehensive suicide prevention programs addressing socioeconomic, environmental, and health-related determinants.