Amaç: Manisa’da 2007-2011 yılları arasındaki özkıyım girişiminde bulunan olguların
özelliklerinin cinsiyete göre incelenmesidir.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırma, Manisa Halk
Sağlığı Müdürlüğü’nün intihar girişimleri kayıt formlarının incelemesiyle yapılmıştır.
Bulgular:
Toplam 6827 olgunun 5311’i (%77.8) kadındır. Özkıyım girişiminde bulunan olguların %57.3’ü
15-24 yaş grubunda, %51.6’sı bekar, %62.2’si ilköğretim mezunudur. Olguların %95.8’inin
özkıyım girişimi yöntemi zehirleyici maddedir. En yaygın özkıyım nedeni genel toplamda ve
kadınlarda aile geçimsizliği-evlilik-çocuklarken, erkeklerde ruhsal hastalıktır. Özkıyım nedeni en
sık, 15 yaş altında ve 15-24 yaş grubunda ebeveyn çatışmaları, 25-64 yaş grubunda aile
geçimsizliği-evlilik-çocuklar, 65 yaş ve üzerinde ruhsal ve bedensel hastalıktır.
Sonuç: Özkıyım
girişiminde bulunan olguların çoğunluğu kadın, ergen/genç yaş grubu, ilköğretim mezunu
olanlar, çalışmayanlardır. Başlıca özkıyım girişimi yöntemi ilaç ve zehirleyici madde kullanımıdır.
Nedenler de yaş grubu ve cinsiyete göre değişmektedir.
Objective: The study determined, by gender and age group, the characteristics of individuals who had attempted suicide in Manisa between the years 2007-2011. Method: This was a descriptive study conducted by retrospective research of "suicide attempt entry forms".
Results: A total of 6827 suicides were evaluated. 5311 (77.8%) were women, 57.3% were aged 15-24 years, 51.6% were single, 62.2% had graduated from primary schools. In 95.8% of the suicides the method of suicide was self-poisoning with drugs. The most common reasons for the suicide attempts in total and among women were family problems, marriage and children; mental illness among men. The most frequent reasons for the suicide attempts among those who were 15-24 years of age were conflicts with parents; among the age group of 25-64 the reasons were family problems, marriage or children, and among those who were 65 years and over the reasons were mental or physical illnesses.
Conclusion: The main determinants of suicide attempts were female gender, adolescents and/or young adults, primary school as an educational level, unemployed individuals. The most frequent suicide method was self-poisoning. Reasons of attempts displayed variation based on age group and gender.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Original Research |
Authors | |
Publication Date | April 17, 2014 |
Submission Date | December 12, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2014 Volume: 12 Issue: 1 |
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - TURK J PUBLIC HEALTH. online-ISSN: 1304-1096
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