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. (%).