<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_gp-2019-0001_s_007_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c16b1Aa"><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Bangladesh is a densely populated country in south-east Asia with paucity of research in suicide. This systematic review was aimed at critical appraising various aspects of suicide in Bangladesh based on available literature and systematic search.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0001_s_008_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c16b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Extensive literature search was conducted in Scopus, PubMed, PubMed Central, Google, Google Scholar and BanglaJOL with searching key words without any date boundary and without any basis of types of studies, that is, all types of studies were scrutinised. The author focused on sources of suicide data along with epidemiological variables of suicides in Bangladesh such as suicide rate, gender of victims, methods of suicides, risk factors and prevention activities and role of media in suicide.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0001_s_009_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>After exclusion of repetitions, screening was performed, and finally, 35 articles were selected for review. Amongst the 35 articles, 16 articles were original contributions, 2 systematic reviews, 6 narrative reviews, 2 scoping reviews, 3 editorials, 3 case reports and rest correspondence article. The review revealed that the actual rate of suicide in Bangladesh is yet to come out and quality data is a real challenge. Women are dying more than the men, and early adulthood is the most vulnerable time of life.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0001_s_010_w2aab3b7b1b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa"><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Suicide is a under attended problem in Bangladesh, as the country yet to reveal the actual rate of suicide along with the challenge of quality data. Prevention activities have been started but yet to be visualised. Decriminalisation of suicide in the legal criteria and establishment of suicide surveillance can be the top priorities in the country.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectivesBangladesh is a densely populated country in south-east Asia with paucity of research in suicide. This systematic review was aimed at critical appraising various aspects of suicide in Bangladesh based on available literature and systematic search.MethodsExtensive literature search was conducted in Scopus, PubMed, PubMed Central, Google, Google Scholar and BanglaJOL with searching key words without any date boundary and without any basis of types of studies, that is, all types of studies were scrutinised. The author focused on sources of suicide data along with epidemiological variables of suicides in Bangladesh such as suicide rate, gender of victims, methods of suicides, risk factors and prevention activities and role of media in suicide.ResultsAfter exclusion of repetitions, screening was performed, and finally, 35 articles were selected for review. Amongst the 35 articles, 16 articles were original contributions, 2 systematic reviews, 6 narrative reviews, 2 scoping reviews, 3 editorials, 3 case reports and rest correspondence article. The review revealed that the actual rate of suicide in Bangladesh is yet to come out and quality data is a real challenge. Women are dying more than the men, and early adulthood is the most vulnerable time of life.DiscussionSuicide is a under attended problem in Bangladesh, as the country yet to reveal the actual rate of suicide along with the challenge of quality data. Prevention activities have been started but yet to be visualised. Decriminalisation of suicide in the legal criteria and establishment of suicide surveillance can be the top priorities in the country.

Current challenges of suicide and future directions of management in Bangladesh: a systematic review

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Global Psychiatry

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ObjectivesBangladesh is a densely populated country in south-east Asia with paucity of research in suicide. This systematic review was aimed at critical...

Current challenges of suicide and future directions of management in Bangladesh: a systematic review

Publicado en línea: 26 dic 2018

Páginas: 09 - 20

Recibido: 29 sept 2018

Aceptado: 13 nov 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2019-0001

Palabras clave
Bangladesh, suicide, risk factors, women, men, systematic review

© 2019 S. M. Yasir Arafat published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Current challenges of suicide and future directions of management in Bangladesh: a systematic review

Publicado en línea: 26 dic 2018

Páginas: 09 - 20

Recibido: 29 sept 2018

Aceptado: 13 nov 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2019-0001

Palabras claveBangladesh, suicide, risk factors, women, men, systematic review

© 2019 S. M. Yasir Arafat published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Bangladesh, suicide, risk factors, women, men, systematic review