Table 3.
The previous suicide attempt methods used by the patients with repeated suicide attempts
| Re-attempt method (N = 1029) | Poisoning | Cutting | Drowning | Falling | Hanging | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 659 | N = 306 | N = 5 | N = 19 | N = 36 | N = 4 | |
| Previous methods | ||||||
| Poisoning (n = 593, 48.4%) | 502 (62.8) | 64 (18.7) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (19.2) | 20 (41.7) | 1 (25.0) |
| Cutting (n = 492, 40.1%) | 214 (26.8) | 249 (72.8) | 4 (66.7) | 12 (46.2) | 12 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) |
| Drowning (n = 12, 1.0%) | 8 (1.0) | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Falling (n = 37, 3.0%) | 20 (2.5) | 9 (2.6) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (15.4) | 3 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Hanging (n = 77, 6.3%) | 48 (6.0) | 13 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (15.4) | 12 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other (n = 15, 1.2%) | 8 (1.0) | 4 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (50.0) |
Parentheses indicate percentage