Research Article
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 () | Female () | Overall () | Male : female comparison
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| 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 |
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Figures in parentheses indicate percentages.
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