Reza et al. 2013 | 15 December 2009 to 15 March 2010 | Rural | Mominpur, Haowlee and Jibonnagar unions under three Upazilla of district Chuadanga. | All ages and sexes | 230 (113 cases and 117 controls) | Interviewed by experienced clinicians using The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) | Risk factors for suicidal attempts were analysed. Most significant risk factors for suicidal attempts were found as “conflict within the family with a OR of 6.9 and “uncertainty about future” with a OR of 7.2. | |
ICDDRB, Health and Science Bulletin (2003). | 1983-2002 | Rural and semi-urban | Abhoynagar and Keshobpur rural and semi-urban sub districts of Jessore district in southwest Bangladesh | All ages and sexes | 3237 deaths | Verbal Autopsy | Mortality from suicide occurred at a rate of 39.6 per 100,000 population per year from 1983-2002. Among young people 10 - 19 years old, suicide rate was 42 per 100,000 population and 89% of them are female. | |
Jordans et al. 2014 | Electronic database search for scoping review from 1998-2012 | All peer-reviewed publications and grey literature. | Six countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal and Bangladesh) | All ages and sexes | Various populations used in different studies. | different methods | The non-pooled mean rate of suicide in Bangladesh is 58.3 (SD = 63.22). Bangladesh reported inverse (unlike other countries) male to female ratios, i.e. more female suicide deaths than male (0.43:1 to 0.83:1). |