Gender Differences in Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior in Pakistan: Significance of Sociocultural Factors.

Kahn, Murad Moosa; Reza, Hashim

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ERIC Number: EJ571484

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Publication Date: 1998

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Gender Differences in Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior in Pakistan: Significance of Sociocultural Factors.

Kahn, Murad Moosa; Reza, Hashim

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v28 n1 p62-68 Spr 1998

The role of gender and sociocultural factors in men's and women's suicidal behavior were studied. A retrospective case-note analysis compared sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of males and females admitted to a university hospital. Means and reasons for behavior are related to cultural factors, focusing particularly on the situation of women. (EMK)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Islamic Culture, Sex Differences, Sociocultural Patterns, Suicide

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan

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