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Contributory factors included social isolation, loneliness, unemployment, grief due to loss of family, fear of death, and financial stress.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the pattern of suicide deaths following the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to pre-COVID-19 in the South and South-east districts of Delhi.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pre-COVID-19 suicide data were reviewed from April 2017 to March 2020. We collected data from police inquest papers, medical records, and the evaluation of autopsy reports. Post-COVID-19 data for suicide deaths were collected from April 2020 and March 2023. The close relatives of the deceased were interviewed using a standardized proforma. Data were analyzed using STATA version 16.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 1435 and 1462 suicide deaths were reported in the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic period, respectively. Suicide deaths among males were significantly higher in the post-COVID-19 period (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001). The place of suicide was non-residence in a significantly higher number of suicide deaths during the post-COVID-19 period (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001), while there was no significant difference in terms of alcohol use (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.249), and physical illness (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.28) during pre- and post-COVID-19 period. The most common cause of death was hanging both in the pre-COVID-19 (93.91%) and post-COVID-19 (95.5%) period.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was no significant difference in the number of suicide deaths pre- and post-COVID pandemic. A significantly higher rate among males, non-residence as the place of suicide, and history of psychiatric illness was found in the post-COVID-19 period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ipj.ipj_304_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,18]],"date-time":"2024-12-18T10:07:13Z","timestamp":1734516433000},"page":"390-395","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Suicide deaths in south and south-east districts of Delhi during pre- and post-COVID-19 period - A comparative analysis"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Kumkum","family":"Singh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ravneet","family":"Kaur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chittaranjan","family":"Behera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yatan P. 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