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Table 2 Suicide methods of suicide attempters

From: A comparison of the characteristics of suicide attempters with and without psychiatric consultation before their suicidal behaviours: a cross-sectional study

 

Total (N = 288)

Consultation group (N = 196)

Non-consultation (N = 92)

Analysis

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

X2

P-value

Methods

        

 Non-violent methods

142

(49.3)

106

(54.1)

36

(39.1)

5.6

<0.05

 Violent methods

146

(50.7)

90

(45.9)

56

(60.9)

  

Non-violent methods

        

 Poisoning by prescribed drugs

90

(31.3)

80

(40.8)

10

(10.9)

26.1

<0.001

 Poisoning by market drugs

4

(1.4)

3

(1.5)

1

(1.1)

  

 Poisoning by pesticides

21

(7.3)

14

(7.1)

7

(7.6)

  

 Poisoning by chemicals

4

(1.4)

2

(1.0)

2

(2.2)

  

 Poisoning by detergent

10

(3.5)

5

(2.6)

5

(6.5)

  

 Poisoning by gas

13

(4.5)

2

(1.0)

11

(12.0)

  

Violent methods

        

 Jumping

65

(22.6)

47

(24.0)

18

(19.6)

  

 Cutting/piercing

42

(14.6)

25

(12.8)

17

(18.5)

  

 Hanging

27

(9.4)

13

(6.6)

14

(15.2)

  

 Drowning

6

(2.1)

2

(1.0)

4

(4.3)

  

 Burning

6

(2.1)

3

(1.5)

3

(3.3)

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