Md. Rakibul Hasan1, Md. Shah Alam2, Md. Akhtar-Uz-Zaman3,
N M Minhaz Uddin4, Mohammed Rezaul Kabir5
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Park View Medical College, Sylhet Bangladesh.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, North East Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
3. Associate Professor (CC), Department of Community Medicine, North East Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
4. Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
5. Lecturer. Department of Forensic Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Suicide is a worldwide public health problem too often neglected by researchers and Bangladesh is not an exception. This study was a retrospective autopsy reports based study conducted to find out the demographic variables and risk factors of suicide in the Department of Forensic Medicine of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barisal during the study period of 1st January 2016 to 31 st December 2016. Age incidence was highest (48.69%) in between the age of 15-30 years. Sex distribution revealed 52.61% females whereas 47.39% males. The result showed that suicide was more common in married person (50.87%), Hanging was commonest method of suicide (86.53%) found in this study. This study also revealed that familial disharmony (36.9%) was commonest cause of suicide and marital discord (21.30%) was second highest cause of suicide.
Key Words: Demography, Risk factors, Suicide