Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 62. No. 3, 2023.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2023.62.03.1
Analysis of Time, Place and Method of Suicide in the Area of Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the 1988-2017 Period
Ivana Jelašić
; Bjelovar General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Bjelovar, Croatia
Vinko Čatipović
; Bjelovar General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Bjelovar, Croatia
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* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The aim of the study was to analyze changes in the number of suicides associated
with seasonal variables, calendar month, time of day versus variable location and method of
suicide. Data were obtained from the Analytical Police Department of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
for the 1988-2017 period. The process of Croatian application process into the European Union,
accompanied by economic and social changes, was a significant socioeconomic event, which divided
the analyzed period into two parts. Significant changes in the impact of the analyzed variables on
the suicides committed in the two observed periods were tested with the χ2-test and Fisher exact
test. Consistency of the results, as well as absence of the impact of significant changes would show
less susceptibility of the covariate variable to the effect of socioeconomic factors. In the case of
time of day and location of the suicides, there was no significant difference when comparing results
between the 1988-2004 and 2005-2017 periods; however, a statistically significant difference was
confirmed when considering the month of suicide (February) and season (winter, borderline result
for autumn). Statistically, the most significant changes were found in the methods of suicide. The
two observed periods differed in the mean suicide rate.
Ključne riječi
Time of day; Location; Method; Suicide
Hrčak ID:
314856
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.11.2023.
Posjeta: 970 *