Changes in the pattern of suicide attempters visiting the emergency room after COVID-19 pandemic: an observational cross sectional study

Table 2 Change in location and method of suicide between “pre-COVID-19 period” and “COVID-19 period”

variable		pre-COVID-19period (N = 400)		COVID-19 period (N = 440)		χ₂	P-value
		N	%	N	%
Suicide location	home	364	90.9	403	91.6	263.402	.000
Suicide location	place other than home	36	9.1	37	8.4	263.402	.000
Suicide method	drug overdose	48	13.3	251	66.6	223.992	.000
	self-harm injury	299	82.6	113	30.0
	gas poisoning	6	1.7	3	0.8
	fall	1	0.3	0	0.0
	hanging	6	1.7	7	1.9
	drowning	1	0.3	1	0.3

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019, N number. Chi-square tests, were used in Table 2. and P < 0.05 was deemed statistically significant

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