Table 1.
Characteristic | Suicide Cases n (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
| |||
Total (n=39) | Female (n=18) | Male (n=21) | |
Age | 33.1 (Range: 14-79) |
26.8 (Range: 14-64) |
38.6 (Range: 14-79) |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 26 (66.7) | 9 (50) | 17 (81.0) |
Single | 9 (23.1) | 6 (33.3) | 3 (14.3) |
Divorced/Separated | 2 (5.1) | 2 (11.1) | 0 |
Widower | 2 (5.1) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (4.8) |
Caste/Ethnicity | |||
Brahman/Chhetri | 23 (59) | 9 (50) | 14 (66.7) |
Dalit | 8 (20.5) | 5 (27.8) | 3 (14.3) |
Janajati | 8 (20.5) | 4 (22.2) | 4 (19) |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 34 (87.2) | 15 (83.3) | 19 (90.5) |
Buddhist | 3 (7.7) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (4.8) |
Other | 2 (5.1) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (4.8) |
District | |||
Jumla | 20 (51.3) | 10 (55.6) | 10 (47.6) |
Kathmandu | 19 (48.7) | 8 (44.4) | 11 (52.4) |