Age Changes and Suicidal Activity in Iran Over the Past Decade: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sharif Nia, H and Haghdoost, A.A and Yaghoobzadeh, A and Pahlevan Sharif, S and Goudarzian6, A.H and Hatef Matbue, Y and Jafari Koulaee, A and H. Lehto, R and Naghavi, N and Heidari, M (2020) Age Changes and Suicidal Activity in Iran Over the Past Decade: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. OMEGA—Journal of Death and Dying 0(0) 1–26. pp. 1-26.

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Abstract

This review study fills an important gap by aiming to determine the age changes in attempted and completed suicide in Iran during the past decade. A systematic review of related articles in international and Iranian databases from January 2008 to January 2020 was first conducted and relevant studies were extracted based on established criteria. Results showed that the mean age of suicide in Iran is 29.8 (range 27.7 – 31.8) years old for men and 27.4 (range 25.8 – 28.9) for women (P<0.0001). The youngest and oldest populations of completed suicide belong to eastern and central regions of the country respectively. Findings imply the critical importance of increasing awareness through educational programs and public health campaigns to increase awareness and reduce suicidal behavior in Iran

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: suicide, suicidal age, systematic review, meta-analysis, Iran
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2021 08:15
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2021 08:15
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/6154

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