title: Women victims of self-inflicted burns in Tabriz, Iran.
abstract: From 20 March 1998 through 20 March 2002, a total of 412 cases of self-burning were admitted to the burn center of East Azarbaijan, located in the city of Tabriz, Iran. The average age was 25.5 years; 99% of self-burning cases were female. A total of 76.5% of those patients were in the 15-19 and 20-29 year age groups. Most cases were married, housekeepers and illiterate and poor. Seventy-five percent of the patients had impulsive suicidal intention. The major motive was marital conflict. The mortality rate was 79.6%. The mean burned surface area was 65.5%. Kerosene was used by 77% of the patients as a burning agent.
authors.affiliation: The Sina Hospital, Azadi Street, Tabriz, Iran. maghsoudih@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hemmat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maghsoudi
authors.forename: Abasad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garadagi
authors.forename: Golam Ali
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jafary
authors.forename: Gila
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Azarmir
authors.forename: Nahid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aali
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karimian
authors.forename: Mahnaze
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabrizi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data