Ahm Feroz|SM Nurul Islam|Selim Reza|Akm Mujibur Rahman|Jawaharlal Sen|Mogni Mowla|Md Ridwanur Rahman
A Community Survey on the Prevalence of Suicidal Attempts and Deaths in a Selected Rural Area of Bangladesh
American Society of Safety Professionals|Dhaka International University|Dhaka International University
background suicide public health problem often neglected researchers health policy makers medical profession year 2000 approximately one million people died suicide represents global mortality rate 16 per 100000 according estimates year 2020 based current trends approximately 153 million people die suicide 1020 times people attempt suicide worldwide aim study describe community prevalence suicidal attempts deaths rural area bangladesh find relationship suicide sociodemographic variables study design setting community based survey carried members department medicine shaheed suhrawardi medical college hospital mominpur union sadar upazilla district chuadanga statistical analyses performed using spss 16 results total 3551 households surveyed covering 12422 individuals total 35 individuals attempted suicide last one year 16 died rest 19 survived one year incidence suicidal attempt study area 2818 per thousand population incidence suicidal deaths 1288 per 100000 population median age people attempted committed suicide 3036range12 70 years 429 suicide attempted people twenties 2029 years male female ratio around 14 around 333 people attempted committed suicide studied secondary level 286 studied primary level 552 people committed attempted suicide housewives103 daily basis worker 69 students another 69 engaged agricultural work 34 disabled majority 457 people committed attempted suicide lower class 371 lower middle class 143 middle class 29 upper class majority 829 person attempted suicide died suicide married around 57 discord family around 23 least one relative died suicide around 17 suffering chronic diseases two substance abuser one preexisting mental disorder two 58 orphan around seven 20 made attempt current one conclusion community survey rural area southwest bangladesh revealed suicide major cause mortality especially young females although study results small population community high rate deaths suicide alarming warrants studies regional national level find risk factors doi httpdxdoiorg103329jomv13i110042 jom 2012 131 39