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Although methods vary based on age groups and social and cultural conditions, many studies have reported it as the most common suicide method in Turkey.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>OBJECTIVE:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Assess autopsy findings of suicidal hangings according to gender differences.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>DESIGN:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Retrospective, cross-sectional.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>SETTING:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Local morgue.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>SUBJECTS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The autopsy reports of hanging autopsies between 2013-2018. Data was retrospectively collected from autopsy reports. Sociodemographic features, reasons, suicide notes, the news media, and macroscopic autopsy findings were evaluated. Findings were statistically compared by gender.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Gender differences in autopsy findings.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>SAMPLE SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>175 autopsy reports of suicide by hanging.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              Among 2534 autopsies, 175 (6.9%) cases involved hanging. Most (76%, n=133) were males; the median (interquartile range) age was 42.0 (29.5), the male\/female ratio was 3:1. Suicide notes were found in 42 cases; 81 (24%) were from men. The most common reason for suicide was a mental illness (n=51, 29.2%), followed by family problems (n=26, 14.9%), but the cause was unknown in 42 cases (24.0%). More than half of the events were covered in the news media (58.9%). Rope was most commonly used with women preferring a softer material. Men were more frequently single than women. Men were more frequently single and not actively working than women (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =.026 and\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2264.001, respectively). The incidence of atypical hanging was higher for males than females (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;.05).\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The findings showed that there were some statistically significant differences in socioeconomic and mental health factors between men and women in hanging suicide. 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