Suicide Attempts and Related Factors in Patients Referred to Gachsaran Hospital in 2015

Introduction: Suicide is considered an important phenomenon in the world. The present study was designed to investigate suicide attempts and its related factors in patients referred to Gachsaran Hospital in 2015.Materials and Methods: This cross -sectional study was conducted on 348 people who had committed suicide in 2015. The data were collected by consent of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and necessary coordination with the Emergency Management Statistics Center of Shahid Rajaee Hospital in Gachsaran city. The data analysis was performed through the logistic regression test using SPSS software version 19. The Significance level was considered 0.05.Results: A total of 348 individuals with a mean age of 23.9 8.1 had committed suicide in Gachsaran of these, 185 were female (53.2%) and 163 were male (46.8%). The results of multivariate regression showed that, after controlling the effect of probable confounding variables, the following variables had a significant relationship with suicide attempts in the individuals who had attempted to suicide: male gender, unemployment, and love problems. (P-value=0.00)Conclusion: considering the high rate of suicide attempts among unemployed male individuals during one year, counselling centers in Gachsaran city should pay special attention to this group of people. Measures such as creating jobs for young people can help prevent this social dilemma.