The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Trends in Pretoria, South Africa.

IF 1 4区 医学 Q3 MEDICINE, LEGAL American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-23 DOI:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000945
Kay-Leigh Robinson, Candice Pretorius, Ryan Blumenthal, Pieter Meyer
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Abstract: Suicide is one of the worldwide leading causes of unnatural death. Pretoria is a capital city of South Africa and is the fourth most populated city in South Africa. Between 16 and 22 suicide cases are recorded daily in South Africa.Case files from the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory were reviewed between 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2021, which spanned the COVID-19 pandemic. All cases of possible and probable suicides were included. One-way analysis of variance and Pearson chi 2 tests were conducted to determine statistical significance in the observed trends.A total of 1820 possible and probable suicide cases were identified. The year following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for the largest number of suicides. White males were the most heavily represented population, followed by Black males. Hanging was the most common method for males, whereas poisoning via ingestion and/or overdose was more commonly used by females.Suicides in Pretoria have increased since previous studies from 9.74% and 10.2% to 13.32%. Methods used have changed among various population groups over the past two decades. This paper examined changes in suicide trends in Pretoria compared to previous studies and highlighted correlations between suicide trends and COVID-19 lockdown measures.

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COVID-19 大流行对南非比勒陀利亚自杀趋势的影响。
摘要:自杀是全球非正常死亡的主要原因之一。比勒陀利亚是南非的首都,也是南非人口第四多的城市。比勒陀利亚医学法律实验室(Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory)对 2015 年 1 月 1 日至 2021 年 12 月 31 日期间的病例档案进行了审查,这段时间跨越了 COVID-19 大流行期间。所有可能和疑似自杀的病例均被纳入其中。对观察到的趋势进行了单向方差分析和 Pearson chi2 检验,以确定其统计意义。COVID-19大流行爆发后的第二年是自杀人数最多的一年。自杀者中白人男性最多,其次是黑人男性。上吊是男性最常用的自杀方式,而摄入和/或过量中毒则是女性最常用的自杀方式。在过去二十年中,不同人群使用的自杀方式也发生了变化。本文探讨了比勒陀利亚自杀趋势与以往研究相比发生的变化,并强调了自杀趋势与 COVID-19 封锁措施之间的相关性。
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