TABLE 3.

Risk factors for suicide in Muslim countries

S. no	Study	Study setting	Study design	Major risk factors
1	Arafat et al27	Urban, Bangladesh	Case‐control	Psychiatric disorder, past attempt, life event, sexual abuse
2	Kurihara et al28	Urban, Indonesia	Case‐control	Psychiatric disorder, low level of religious interest, severe interpersonal troubles
3	Rasouli et al29	Urban, Iran	Case‐control	Psychiatric disorder, past attempt, smoking, unemployment
4	Khan et al30	Urban, Pakistan	Case‐control	Psychiatric disorder, being married, unemployment, lower education, life event.
5	Abdullah et al31	Urban, Pakistan	Case series	Psychiatric disorder, substance abuse, past attempt, irritability, low self‐esteem, non‐compliance, family disharmony, financial hardness
6	Oguzhanoglu et al32	Urban, Turkey	Case‐control	Psychiatric disorder, past attempt, life event, lack of social support
7	Taktak et al33	Urban, Turkey	Case series	Psychiatric disorder, past attempt, unemployment, substance abuse
8	Altindag et al34	Urban, Turkey	Case‐control	Psychiatric disorder, life event