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. 2015 Jan;7(1):13–18. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v7i1.549

Table 2. Adverse Life Events Data of Self-immolation Study (case=30; control=30).

Variables case control
Unplanned pregnancy; N (%)
Yes 0(0) 1(3)
No 0(0) 29(97)
Infertility
Yes 3(10) 0(0)
No 27(90) 30(100)
Homelessness
Yes 1(3) 0(0)
No 29(90) 30(100)
Financial hardship
Yes 10(33) 19(63)
No 20(67) 11(37)
Problems with friends
Yes 2(7) 0(0)
No 28(93) 30(100)
Intimate relationship break-up
Yes 20(67) 1(3)
No 10(33) 29(97)
School/ university failure
Yes 3(10) 0(0)
No 27(90) 30(100)
Anxiety about school/ university performance
Yes 25(83) 29(97)
No 5(17) 1(3)
Problems at work
Yes 3(10) 2(7)
No 27(90) 28(93)
Compulsory marriage*
Yes 1(6) 0(0)
No 16(94) 19(100)
Personal history of suicide attempts
Yes 20(67) 28(93)
No 10(33) 2(7)
Family (sibling or parents) history of suicide attempts
Yes 4(13) 7(23)
No 26(87) 23(77)
Malignant disease
Yes 3(10) 1(3)
No 27(90) 29(97)
Individual history of mental disorders
Yes 3(10) 1(3)
No 27(90) 29(97)

* In married people