Sociocultural Context of Suicidal Behaviour in the Sundarban Region of India

Table 1

Summary of issues related to the deliberate self-harm act in the study population.

Clinical variable	Male (𝑛=23)	Female (𝑛=66)	Overall (𝑛=89)	Male : female comparison  𝑃 value
Intent to die
Affirms	9 [39.1]	18 [27.3]	27 [30.3]
Uncertain	14 [60.9]	48 [72.7]	62 [69.7]	0.303
Method
Poisoning	19 [82.6]	66 [100.0]	85 [95.5]
Hanging	4 [17.4]	—	4 [4.5]	0.004
Location
Home	18 [78.3]	62 [93.9]	80 [89.9]
Outside	5 [21.7]	4 [6.1]	9 [10.1]	0.046
Help seeking
Sought help	1 [4.3]	1 [1.5]	2 [2.2]
Did not seek help	22 [95.7]	65 [98.5]	87 [97.8]	0.452
Past history of DSH attempt
Yes	6 [26.1]	9 [13.6]	15 [16.9]
No	17 [73.9]	57 [86.4]	74 [83.1]	0.201

Figures in parentheses indicate percentages.