Variable | Number (%) |
---|---|
Methods of suicidal attempt | |
 Hanging | 8 (8.3) |
 Organophosphate poisoning | 42 (43.8) |
 Medication overdose | 6 (6.2) |
 Bleaching agent | 37 (38.5) |
 Others | 3 (3.1) |
Immediate reason for suicide | |
 Quarrel with the family | 59 (61.5) |
 Problem related with love affairs | 6 (6.2) |
 Quarrel with spouse | 3 (3.1) |
 Quarrel with friends | 1 (1) |
 Academic difficulties | 4 (4.2) |
 Financial crisis | 6 (6.2) |
 Unplanned and unwanted pregnancy | 10 (10.4) |
 Other | (7.3) |
Clinical status during arrivala | |
 Lethargic | 11 (10.9) |
 Comatose | 11 (10.9) |
 Alert | 79 (78.2) |
Hospital stay | |
 Sent home immediately | 9 (9.6) |
 Kept for ≤12 h | 50 (52.1) |
 Kept for more than 24 h | 37 (38.5) |
Impulsivity of suicide attempt | |
 Within 5 min of decision | 30 (31.3) |
 After 5 min of decision | 66 (68.8) |
Intention of suicidal attempt | |
 I made the attempt to kill myself and it was only luck that I did not succeed | 32 (33.3) |
 My attempt was a cry for help and I did not intend to die | 64 (66.7) |
Attitude towards being survive | Â |
 Angry | 9 (9.4) |
 Glad | 85 (88.5) |
 Indifferent | 2 (2.1) |
Warning sign | |
 Yes | 41 (42.7) |
 No | 55 (57.3) |
Type of warning sign | |
 Hopelessness | 33 (34.4) |
 Threatening to hurt or kill self | 4 (4.2) |
 Looking for ways to kill self | 3 (3.1) |
 Talking or writing about death, dying or suicide | 1 (1.0) |
Recent(≤6 months) hospital visits | |
 Yes | 76 (79.2) |
 No | 15 (15.6) |
Reason for hospital visit | |
 Medical | 76 (95.0) |
 Psychiatric | 4 (5.0) |
Site of suicidal attempt | |
 Inside living room | 84 (88.4) |
 Inside washroom | 2 (2.1) |
 Backyard | 1 (1.1) |
 Field | 4 (4.2) |
 Forest | 2 (2.1) |
 Others | 1 (1.1) |
Support for suicide failure | |
 Parent | 55 (57.3) |
 Siblings | 21 (21.9) |
 Friends | 13 (13.5) |
 Close relative | 1 (1.0) |
 Neighbor | 5 (5.2) |
 Passer by | 1 (1.0) |
Psychiatry diagnosis | |
 Present | 3 (3.1) |
 Absent | 93 (96.9) |