Sakarya İlinde gerçekleşen intihar girişimi vakalarının değerlendirilmesi/Evaluation of suicide attempts in Sakarya

Abstract

Amac : Bu arastirmada 2009-2010 yillari arasinda Sakarya’da hastanelerin acil servisine intihar girisimi nedeniyle basvuran vakalarin degerlendirilmesi amaclanmistir. Yontem : Bu calisma Ocak 2009 ve Aralik 2010 tarihleri arasinda Sakarya’da bulunan tum devlet ve ozel hastanelerin acil servislerine intihar girisimi nedeniyle basvuran hastalarin (n=1566) verileri incelenerek gerceklestirilmistir. Bulgular : Iki yil icin 15 yas ve uzeri kaba intihar girisim hizi kadin ve erkeklerde sirasiyla 100000 nufusta 191.98 ve 51.88’dir. Toplam 1566 vakanin 1236 (%78.9)’si kadin, 330 (%21.1)’u erkektir ve cogu 15-24 yas grubundadir. Hem kadinlarda ve hem de erkeklerde en sik basvurulan intihar sekli ise ilac ve toksik madde kullanimi idi ve siklik erkek ve kadinlarda sirasiyla %93.8, %96.8 idi. Tekrarlanan intihar girisim sikligi kadinlarda %17.2 ve erkeklerde %13.9 bulunmustur. Sonuc : Bu arastirmada intihar girisim sikligi kadinlarda erkeklerden daha yuksek bulunmustur. Ayrica tekrarlayan intihar girisimi sikligi arastirma grubunda topluma gore cok yuksek bulunmustur. Intihar girisimlerini onlemek icin risk faktorlerinin ve cozum yollarinin belirlenmesine yonelik topluma dayali analitik ve mudahale epidemiyolojik arastirmalarin yapilmasina ihtiyac vardir. Anahtar Kelimeler : Intihar girisimi, siklik, tekrarlayan intihar girisimi Evaluation of suicide attempts in Sakarya Objective : The objectives of this study were to evaluate the general characteristics, the methods that were used and the causes of suicide attempts for the years of 2009-2010 in Sakarya. Methods : The data were gathered from emergency rooms of all public and private hospitals by using a suicide attempt registration form. All patients (n=1566) admitted to the emergency rooms of the hospitals and who had attempted suicide in the period from January 2009 to December 2010 were included in this study. Results : The prevalence of suicide attempts was 191.98 per 100000 population in women and 51.88 per 100000 population in men.One thousand two hundred and thirty six of the total of 1566 (78.9%) suicide attempts during the specified period were committed by females, while the remaining 330 (21.1%) were committed by males; the suicide attempts were concentrated in 15-24 age group. Usage of drugs and toxic substances is the most frequently used method for suicide attempts for both sexes (93.9 % in males, 96.8 % in females). Two hundred and twelve females (17.2%) and 46 males (13.9%) repeated suicide attempt at least once or more. Conclusions : The frequency of suicide attempts was higher among females. In addition, previous suicide attempts were more common in our study population than in community. The investigation of risk factors associated with suicide attempts by analytical and interventional population based epidemiological studies is important for prevention and treatment. Key Words: Suicide attempt, prevalence, repeated suicide attempt