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| | | Article Name : | | | Causes of Suicide in Gilgit-Baltistan Region | | Author Name : | | | BIBI RAHNUMA, JI FANGTONG, MASOOD ALI KHAN, KAMRAN SADDIQUE1, INTIKHAB AHMAD
| | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | According to World Health Organization, more than 804,000
people took their own lives in 2012 across the world. Suicide is one of
the public health challenges faced by contemporary world. It persists in
both developing and developed world. Pakistan is also facing this
social menace but due to very little academic research, this domain of
social science is scarce in knowledge and statistics. Hunza a district of
Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan is in spot light due to its high suicide rates
for last few years. The main focus of this research is to find out the
perception of youth of Hunza district Gilgit, its causes and how can it
be prevented and possible relationship between suicidal thoughts.
Quantitative and qualitative research method was utilized to conduct
this research. Furthermore, data from 251 respondents was collected
by using survey method technique with the help of a questionnaire. Moreover, previous literature revealed that social anomie is a strong
risk factor of suicide, by considering suicidal process a continuum of
suicidal ideation, attempted suicide and completed suicide, risk factors
of suicide among youth of district Hunza can also be acknowledged. | | Keywords : | | | suicide, teenagers, causes of suicide, multiple factors.
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