Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 20 No. (4), 1988.
Original scientific paper
Epidemiology of suicides in the district of Osijek
Nikola Mandić
Đuro Radaković
Željko Živković
Abstract
The following data about the suicides were considered: place of birth, life-style, the place and the way of committing suicide, occupation, sex, age, as well as the reason(s) for committing suicide in the opinion of the social environment. Suicides in town were compared to those in the country. Special attention was paid to suicides committed in three villages of Osijek district (Aljmaš, Dalj and Erdut), recently attractive for the inhabitants of Osijek to build their country houses. The epidemiological survey of the incidence of suicides shows that in this region suicides in the country are more frequent than in town, the most frequent place of committing suicide being the building site of suicide’s own country house. The analysis of suicides in town shows that they are more frequent among immigrants. Most suicides in young population happened in January. Sex distribution of suicides is 268:125 in favour of the males, with a relatively high percentage of housewives among suicides. Authors point out the connection between cultural development, culture of living and life-style on the one hand, and the decision to commit suicide as well as the decision about the way of doing it on the other. They also stress migration movements.
Keywords
epidemiology of suicides; district of Osijek
Hrčak ID:
197249
URI
Publication date:
1.12.1988.
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