Investigating the Changes in the Frequency of Suicide Attempts before and after Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman
نویسندگان
1 Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2 Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
doi
10.34172/JHAD.92378چکیده
AbstractBackground: One of the social phenomena threatening human health is suicide. According to research, social factors are closelyassociated with and impact suicide attempts. The present research was conducted to investigate the changes in the frequency ofsuicide attempts before and after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman, Iran.Methods: The current descriptive-retrospective research was conducted as a secondary analysis using data recorded in the hospitalinformation system (HIS) at Afzalipour Medical-Educational Center, Kerman, Iran, in 2021. The research data were extractedanonymously from the HIS and in an Excel file format during a three-year period (2018 to 2021). In this study, the correlationsof individuals’ demographic characteristics and characteristics of suicide with the frequency of suicide attempts before and afterCOVID-19 were explored. Frequency and percentage indicators were used to describe the data, and the chi-square test (with asignificance level of 0.05) and Excel and SPSS software were used for data analysis.Results: The changes in the frequency of suicide attempts according to individuals’ demographic characteristics, except for agegroup (P = 0.130) and place of residence (P = 0.396), were significant before and after COVID-19 in other groups (P < 0.05). Thesechanges were significant in terms of characteristics of suicide in all groups (P < 0.05).Conclusion: In order to reduce the possible undesirable consequences of COVID-19, including suicide attempts, efforts andmeasures should be implemented to reduce the mortality rate caused by suicide attempts.
