Author’s and publications years | Year of data collection | Settings | Place of the study | Age and sex | N sample size | Outcome measures instruments | Prevalence of suicide | |
Chowdhury et al. 2011 | January, 2003 - December, 2006 | Hospital | Southern part of the country | 10 years and above of both sexes | Total 1903 patients with acute poisoning | Hospital record review | Of total 1903 cases, 1308 (68.7%) were suicide. | |
Hussain et al. 2000 | 1996-97 | Nation wide health care facilities | Nationally representative healthcare facilities | 10 - 50 years old women | 28,998 | Medical records review | Of total 28,998 identified deaths 6610 were due to intentional or unintentional injuries. Half of these (3317) occurred due to suicide. The unadjusted rate of suicides were higher in the Khulna administrative division (27・0 per 100,000) than the other four administrative divisions of Bangladesh (range 3・5 - 11・3 per 100,000). | |
Hussain et a. 2007 | October 1996 - March 1997 | Hospital | Country-wide study covered 4751 facilities in the country, including all the 13 government medical college hospitals, five infectious disease hospitals, and 96 maternal and child welfare centres. | Deaths among women aged 10 - 50 years | 28,998 total deaths | Medical records review | Of total 28,998 deaths 3116 occurred by suicide, accounting for 10.7% of all deaths. Among women at age 10 - 19 years, suicide accounted for 21.7% i.e. the highest among all age groups (20 - 29 years: 13.2%, 30 - 39 years: 6.3% and 40 - 49 years: 2.9%). | |
Islam and Islam, 2003 | January 1988- December 1997 | Tertiary-level hospital | Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Dhaka | All ages and sexes | 2534 | Verbal Autopsy | 18% deaths were due to suicide, mainly by poisoning, followed by hanging. Of total suicide related deaths (467), 45.8% occurred among females. | |
Khan et al. 2013 | January 2012 ? April 2012 | Tertiary-level hospital | Mymensingh Medical College Hospital | 12 years and above, both sexes | Total poisoning cases | Structured questionnaire | Suicidal attempt was 81.6% of total poisoning cases. Organophosphorus was the mostly used compound (63.9%) as poison. | |
Quader et al. 2010 | January 2007-December 2008 | Tertiary-level hospital | Mymensingh Medical College Hospital | All ages and sexes | 692 deaths by poisoning | Verbal autopsy | Of total 692 deaths from poisoning, 657 (94.9%) were suicide cases. |