Acta Medica Medianae
Vol. 42
Number 1, Januar, 2003
UDK 61
YU ISSN 0365-4478

 

Contact:
Jovica Jovanovic
Institute of Occupational Health Nish, Clinical Center,
18000 Nish, Serbia and Montenegro
Telephone: 064 2614485; 018 332 851, e-mail: joca@medfak.ni.ac.yu

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SUICIDES IN THE AREA OF NISH

Jovica Jovanović*, Mirjana Aranđelović*, Branislav Petrović**, Milan Jovanović***, Aleksandra Arizanović*, Biljana Kocić**, Slobodanka Bašić**, Slađana Jović** i Suzana Tasić**

Institute of Occupational Health Nish*
Public health center Nish **
Medical Faculty, University of Nish***

In the previous period from 1998 to 2002 years in the area of Nish 252 suicides have been occurred. The increase of suicide prevalence has been registered during the analyzed period. Suicides has been most frequent among production workers and electrician. In production workers, electricians and drivers the increase of suicide prevalence has been registered during the analyzed period. The most frequent mode of suicide was hanging. The most frequent results of suicides was death on the spot. In the last period raised the number of suicides in attempt. Suicides occur most frequently in the family house at the young people aged from 26 to 30 years.  Acta Medica Medianae 2003; 42(1):11-15.

Key words: suicide, profession, age of victim, mode of suicide, place of suicide