Suicides in <i>Ilam</i> District of Nepal

Nawa Raj Subba

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Suicides in Ilam District of Nepal

Nawa Raj Subba

Published in American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 6)

Received: 20 September 2015 Accepted: 29 September 2015 Published: 12 October 2015

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Abstract

This is a review of suicides through post-mortem reports committed in Ilam district of Nepal. The review is base on all total 112 post-mortem reports of three consecutive fiscal years (2001/02, 3002/03, 2003/04) available in District Health Office Ilam. Epi-Info software used to analyze the samples in the computer. Findings showed the ethnic distribution of the samples was indigenous Janajati 53.7%, Brahmin 29.5%, Dalit 8.9% and Chhetri 8%. Sex ratio of female to male was 2:1. The mean age of suicide noticed in male 34 years and in female 35 years. Suicides from Ilam municipality, Mangalbare and Maipokhari villages recorded high. Means of suicides were hanging 71.43%, organophosphate poisoning 12.5% and weapon 1.79%, fire 1.79%, fall 1.79%, and drown 0.89%. The highest suicides noted in 20-29 ages group. The trend of suicides was increasing over the past 11 years (1992-2003) in the district.

Published in	American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajap.20150406.11
Page(s)	137-141
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Suicide, Ilam, Demographic Information, Trend, Nepal

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Department of Psychology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

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