Table 1. The Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Suicide Patients Admitted to Zahedan Khatam-Al-Anbia Hospital, 2010-2012 (n = 369) a.
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 240 (65.0) |
| Male | 129 (35.0) |
| Age, y | |
| ≤ 15 | 60 (16.3) |
| 16-25 | 160 (43.4) |
| 26-34 | 102 (27.6) |
| > 34 | 47 (12.7) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 77 (20.9) |
| Primary school | 180 (48.7) |
| Guidance and high school | 77 (20.9) |
| Diploma and higher degrees | 35 (9.5) |
| History of Mental Disorders | |
| Hospitalized | 41 (11.1) |
| Outpatient medication | 232 (62.9) |
| None | 96 (26.0) |
| Income | |
| Poor | 113 (30.6) |
| Medium | 197 (53.4) |
| Good | 59 (16.0) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 239 (64.8) |
| Single | 76 (20.6) |
| Divorced | 37 (10.0) |
| Widowed | 17 (4.6) |
| Occupation | |
| Housewife | 206 (55.8) |
| Government job | 32 (8.7) |
| Self-employed | 82 (22.2) |
| Unemployed | 49 (13.3) |
| District | |
| Zahedan | 39 (10.6) |
| Zabol | 34 (9.2) |
| Khash | 47 (12.7) |
| Chabahar | 27 (7.3) |
| Iranshahr | 71 (19.2) |
| Saravan | 115 (31.2) |
| Nikshahr | 36 (9.8) |
a Data are presented as No. (%).