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The main outcome measure was death by suicide, diagnosed by a detailed verbal autopsy and census, and birth and death data to identify the population base.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Results: The average suicide rate was 92.1 per 100,000. The ratio of male to female suicides was 1: 0.66. The age-specific suicide rate for men increased with age while that for women showed two peaks: 15\u201324 years and over 65 years of age. Hanging (49%) and poisoning with organo-phosphorus compounds (40.5%) were the commonest methods of committing suicide. Acute and\/or chronic stress was elicited for nearly all subjects. More men suffered from chronic stress while more women had acute precipitating events (X\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    4.58; p &lt; 0.04). People less than 44 years of age had more acute precipitating events before death while older subjects reported more chronic stress (X\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    =17.38; p &lt; 0.001).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: The study replicates findings of an earlier study from the area. The suicide rate documented in this study is very high and is a major public health concern. There is a need for sentinel centres in India and in developing countries to monitor trends and to develop innovative strategies to reduce deaths by suicide.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0020764006061253","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,2,2]],"date-time":"2006-02-02T07:43:09Z","timestamp":1138866189000},"page":"65-71","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":76,"title":["Rates and Factors Associated with Suicide in Kaniyambadi Block, Tamil Nadu,                 South India, 2000\u20132002"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"J.","family":"Prasad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore                         632002, India."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"V. 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