title: Influence of Religion on Attitude Towards Suicide: An Indian Perspective.
abstract: This cross-sectional survey was aimed to compare attitudes towards suicide and suicidal behaviour among randomly selected sample (N = 172) belonged to Hindu and Muslim religions. Data were collected through face-to-face interview. Hindus differed from Muslims regarding suicidal attempts among family (χ (2) = 12.356, p < .002) and community members (χ (2) = 20.425, p < .000). Our study also showed that suicidal behaviours were comparatively low among Muslim participants than Hindus. Further, Muslims hold more negative attitudes towards suicide than Hindus. An enhanced understanding of attitudes towards suicide among general population may be crucial to plan educational, intervention and prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: Toowoomba Base Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Rohini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thimmaiah
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Institute of National Importance, Bangalore, 560 029, India. pvijayalakshmireddy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vijayalakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poreddi
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Bangalore , India.
authors.forename: Rajalakshmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramu
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Bangalore , India.
authors.forename: Sugavana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Institute of National Importance, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Suresh Bada
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Math
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D018596:Hinduism / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attitudes; Hindu; Muslim; Suicide; Urban community