约旦的自杀趋势与COVID-19流行病相关:法医医学视角
Shrouq Al-Sabaileh1, Mohammad Abusamak2,3, Hatim Jaber4
1Community, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, As-Salt, JOR.
Cureus
|August 30, 2023
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,约旦的自杀率显著增加,特别是影响年轻人. 这项研究突出了自杀人口统计和自杀方法从法医角度观察到的令人担忧的趋势.
科学领域:
- 法医医学 法医医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 在COVID-19大流行之前和期间,约旦的自杀趋势仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解人口和特定方法的自杀模式对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析约旦的自杀趋势,重点关注COVID-19大流行之前和期间的时期.
- 调查自杀与人口因素 (性别,年龄,婚姻状况) 和使用的方法之间的相关性.
- 为了提供法医医学对自杀模式的观点.
主要方法:
- 追溯性,观察性,基于尸检的研究.
- 分析了来自731次法医尸检 (2017-2022) 的41起确诊自杀病例.
- 检查人口统计数据,自杀方法和与COVID-19大流行病的时间关联.
主要成果:
- 75%的自杀事件发生在COVID-19大流行期间,其中13%涉及儿童.
- 自杀受害者的平均年龄为32.1岁;58.5%是单身者,61.0%是失业者.
- 男人死于自杀的可能性是男性的四倍,主要是通过死;女性使用中毒. 在大流行期间,性别,年龄和自杀之间发现了显著的关联.
结论:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,约旦的自杀率出现了惊人的上升.
- 年轻的成年人和在生产力年龄的个人受到了不成比例的影响.
- 这项研究强调了针对性预防自杀策略的必要性,特别是针对大流行期间发现的脆弱人口.
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