Identified possible causes

Studies

Feroz et al. 2012

Halim et al. 2010

Reza et al. 2013

Ahmed et al. 2004

Informed by household head

From other causes

Emotional stress due to quarrel in family

63.0%

57.0%

50.7%

65.5%

57.0%

Poverty

24.3%

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-

18.6%

8.6%

Long-term illness

8.6%

17.0%

8.6%

19.5%

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Failure in exam

2.9%

-

-

5.3%

-

Suicidal death in near relative

-

23.0%

-

48.7%

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Substance abuse

-

5.8%

-

5.3%

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Stressful events

-

-

25.4%

-

-

History of criminal behaviour

-

-

-

2.6%

-

Social deprivation

-

-

36.6%

-

-

Uncertainty about future

-

-

-

15.9%

-

Not raised by biological parents

-

-

-

5.3%

-

Marital disharmony

-

-

49.3%

46.9%

41.7%

Previous attempt at suicide

-

-

-

43.3%

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