title: An assessment of suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the west of Iran.
abstract: Intentional self-poisoning that is widely used all over the world is one of the most common methods of suicide. This study aim was to determine the rate of attempted intentional self-poisoning and to identify high risk persons in the west of Iran (Kermanshah). A total of 3138 people (1279 M and 1859 F) studied. The average annual rate of suicide in Kermanshah was 153 persons per 100 000 people. The most number of attempted intentional self-poisoning (55.5%) were in the 20-29 year age group. The most popular toxic substances for self-poisoning were drugs (71%) and oil and fuels (15%), respectively. The most number of intentional self-poisoning suicides are attempted by drugs. By considering the high rate of intentional self-poisoning, low age of suicide attempts and also its high mortality rate in Kermanshah, it is necessary to stop the opportunity to buy over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, especially those being most misused.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: fnajafi@kums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Najafi
authors.affiliation: Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: omid.beiki@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Omid
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Beiki
authors.affiliation: Imam Khomaini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: dr.ahmadi_jouybari@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tuoraj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahmadijouybari
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Electronic address: sa_536@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amini
authors.affiliation: Imam Khomaini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: moradi.mehdi1363@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moradinazar
authors.affiliation: Imam Khomaini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: hatami.chamran@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Masoame
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatemi
authors.affiliation: Imam Khomaini Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: Mahdi.iq@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moradi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010578:Petroleum; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: Intentional self-poisoning; Iran; Suicide