Trends of Suicidal Death at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md Habibuzzaman Choudhury Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Mizanur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Enam Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Gisan Hossain Lecture, Department of Forensic Medicine, Enam Medical College, Dhaka
  • Nasid Tabassum Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Z. H. Shikder Women's Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Rafiqul Islam Professor, Department of Microbiology, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v5i1.16202

Keywords:

Suicide, suicidal death, hanging, poisoning, drowning, criminal offense

Abstract

Background: Suicide is one of the forms of criminal offence in Bangladesh and it is also prevailing in other countries of the world.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the trends of suicidal death at a tertiary care hospital.

Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted on suicidal death in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Dinajpur Medical College, Dinajpur.

Result: A total number of 20 cases were examined from June 2004 to June 2006 for 2 years. All the cases were referred from 13 different police stations and one railway station of Dinajpur district. Among them the highest numbers of cases were brought by Kotowally police station and the lowest from Hakimpur police station. But among the 20 cases 70% were female Muslims.

Conclusion: The highest frequency of offence is found in lower socioeconomic status. The most common age group is from 20-35 years.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v5i1.16202

J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, 2013;5(1):28-30

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Published

2013-08-18

How to Cite

Choudhury, M. H., Rahman, M. M., Hossain, M. G., Tabassum, N., & Islam, M. R. (2013). Trends of Suicidal Death at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh. Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, 5(1), 28–30. https://doi.org/10.3329/jssmc.v5i1.16202

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

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Original Articles

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