Burn and Wound Healing Research Center, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Ward, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 3;20(1):1646. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09778-z.
Self-immolation, as a method of suicide, is one of the most violent and extreme ways which is usually attempted by the ignition of inflammable materials, with more than 70% fatality rate. In the literature, Iran has been reported to have a high rate of self-immolation; therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and epidemiological features of self-immolated patients.
In this retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study, data from burn patients from 2007 till 2017 due to self-immolation and suicide were enrolled in our study.
Based on our data, 657 out of 3530 burn patients (18.6%) with a mean age of 31.15 (SD = 0.452) were documented as suicidal attempts; the majority were female (63.2%) and married (66.3%). Most of the patients were from rural areas (58.3%) with an education level of under diploma (63.2%). Of the patients in our study, 22 (8.7%) had comorbid systemic diseases and 115 (50.5%) had psychiatric disorders.
Due to the high prevalence of suicide by self-immolation among the Iranian population, further studies to evaluate the risk factors and clarify the high-risk group for more targeted approaches are recommended.
作为一种自杀方式，自焚是最暴力和极端的方式之一，通常通过点燃易燃材料来尝试，其死亡率超过 70%。在文献中，伊朗被报道自焚率很高；因此，本研究旨在评估自焚患者的流行率和流行病学特征。
在这项回顾性、横断面、多中心研究中，我们招募了 2007 年至 2017 年因自焚和自杀而烧伤的患者的数据。
根据我们的数据，3530 名烧伤患者中有 657 名（18.6%）被记录为自杀企图，平均年龄为 31.15（SD=0.452）；大多数是女性（63.2%）和已婚（66.3%）。大多数患者来自农村地区（58.3%），教育水平低于大专（63.2%）。在我们的研究中，22 名患者（8.7%）患有合并症，115 名患者（50.5%）患有精神疾病。
由于伊朗人口中自杀性自焚的高流行率，建议进一步研究评估风险因素，并明确高风险群体，以便采取更有针对性的方法。
