Journal of Women's Health Care
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Behzad Ebrahimi

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• Research Article
  Frequency of Attempted Suicide Methods and the Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women in Kermanshah
  Author(s): Maryam Zangeneh, Firoozeh Veisi and Behzad Ebrahimi Maryam Zangeneh, Firoozeh Veisi and Behzad Ebrahimi
  
  Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the suicide methods and attempted suicide during pregnancy and its maternal and fetal outcomes. Materials and Methods: This is a five-year retrospective study. The statistical population consisted of pregnant women who had attempted suicide and referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Kermanshah on 23.08.2007 till 22.08.2012. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS 16 and chi-square test. Results: Among 16,000 cases of the people who have attempted suicide within the five years, 89 people were pregnant women. The most common method of suicide among pregnant women during the study period was drug poisoning (39 cases, 43.3%), self-immolation (23 cases, 25.6%), poisoning by opium (14 cases, 15.6%), organophosphorus poisoning (11 cases, 12.2%), hanging (1 case, 1.1%) and 1 c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000164

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