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. 2014 Oct 20;3(4):e22637. doi: 10.5812/ijhrba.22637

Table 4 . Factors Associated with Fatal Suicide Outcome in Patients Admitted to Zahedan Khatam-Al-Anbia Hospital, 2010-2012 a.

Discharged Died P Value
Gender 0.188
Female 127 (52.9) 113 (47.1)
Male 59 (45.7) 70 (54.3)
Age, y 0.968
≤ 15 31 (51.7) 29 (48.3)
16-25 79 (49.4) 81 (50.6)
26-34 51 (50.0) 51 (50.0)
> 34 25 (53.2) 22 (46.8)
Occupation 0.141
Housewife 104 (50.5) 102 (49.5)
Government job 22 (68.8) 10 (31.2)
Self-employed 37 (45.1) 45 (54.9)
Unemployed 23 (46.9) 26 (53.1)
Education 0.984
Illiterate 40 (51.9) 37 (48.1)
Primary school 91 (50.6) 89 (49.4)
Guidance and high school 38 (49.4) 39 (50.6)
Diploma and higher degrees 17 (48.6) 18 (51.4)
Place of Suicide 0.592
Home 166 (51.1) 159 (49)
Work place 3 (33.3) 6 (66.7)
Relatives' place 15 (50.0) 15 (50.0)
Public places 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0)
Precipitating Factors 0.065
Spouses' violence 68 (53.1) 60 (46.9)
Spouse dispute 31 (55.4) 25 (44.6)
Drug abuse 25 (38.5) 40 (61.5)
Family fanaticism 14 (60.9) 9 (39.1)
Family conflict 10 (30.3) 23 (69.7)
Recent stressful life events 15 (62.5) 9 (37.5)
Unemployment 16 (59.3) 11 (40.7)
Marital Status 0.668
Married 118 (49.4) 121 (50.6)
Single 39 (51.3) 37 (48.7)
Divorced 18 (48.6) 19 (51.4)
Widowed 11 (64.7) 6 (35.3)
Income 0.017
Poor 46 (40.7) 67 (59.3)
Medium 103 (52.3) 94 (47.7)
Good 37 (62.7) 22 (37.3)
History of mental disorders 0.396
Hospitalized 17 (41.5) 24 (58.5)
Outpatient 117 (50.4) 115 (49.6)
None 52 (54.2) 44 (45.8)
Time of suicide 0.07
Morning 66 (50.0) 66 (50.0)
Noon 101 (54.6) 84 (45.4)
Night 19 (36.5) 33 (63.5)
Suicide methods < 0.0001
Drugs 83 (94.3) 5 (5.7)
Self-inflicted injury 38 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Toxins 39 (95.1) 2 (4.9)
Burning 22 (11.2) 175 (88.8)
Other methods 4 (80.0) 1 (20.0)
Season 0.026
Spring 75 (59.1) 52 (40.9)
Summer 37 (38.5) 59 (61.5)
Autumn 53 (50.0) 53 (50.0)
Winter 21 (52.5) 19 (47.5)

a Data are presented as No. (%).