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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Mapping Institutional Interventions to Mitigate Suicides: A Study of Causes and Prevention.

Zia Ullah, Nighat Akbar Shah, Sonia Shamroz Khan, Naveed Ahmad, Miklas Scholz

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Zia UllahFaculty of Business Administration, Lahore Leads University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-3027-1648
Nighat Akbar ShahAdur Productions LLC, Memphis, TN 38125, USA.
Sonia Shamroz KhanChitral Police Service of Pakistan, Chitral 17200, Pakistan.
Naveed AhmadFaculty of Management Studies, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7586-5402
Miklas ScholzDivision of Water Resources Engineering, Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8919-3838
Lahore Leads University · PKPakistan Army · PKSouth Ural State University · RUUniversity of Central Punjab · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Suicide is an extreme, tragic act and an important subject for social inquiry. It is the rising public health issue prevalent in the Himalayan range of Pakistan. The young and educated population is more prone to suicide instead of using this prime phase of age productively. Unfortunately, the suicide problem remains unaddressed, the causes remain undefined, solutions are not in the works, and in situations when others play a part in driving someone to commit suicide, no one is being held accountable. This study is aimed at uncovering the root causes of suicide and proposing some preventive measures to mitigate the problem. Our team studied three years' worth of data (2017-2019) on suicides from the office of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Chitral. In addition, we conducted semi-structured interviews of different stakeholders, including family members, neighbors, lawyers, and police personnel. The findings revealed that extended family pressures, the power dynamic between sustainers and dependents, family conflicts, and inheritance cases were the major causes of the domestic violence that preceded suicide attempts. Mental health issues, forced marriages, academic competitions, and flawed litigation processes were also among the leading causes of suicide. Awareness through education and religious sermons, strengthening healthcare organizations, restructuring family systems, establishing police complaint centers, effective prosecution processes, and imparting lifesaving skills have been identified as measures to prevent suicide. This study has theoretical and practical implications, as it adds certain novel variables regarding the causes and solutions of suicide to the existing body of literature and guides public authorities to strengthen institutions to intervene effectively.

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PMID34682627
PMCPMC8535598
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