Suicide attempts in Morocco: A systematic review.
Associated factors
Attempts
Epidemiological profile
Maroc
Morocco
Suicide
facteurs associés
profil épidémiologique
tentatives
Journal
Revue d'epidemiologie et de sante publique
ISSN: 0398-7620
Titre abrégé: Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
Pays: France
ID NLM: 7608039
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
13
01
2022
revised:
07
05
2022
accepted:
27
05
2022
pubmed:
5
8
2022
medline:
23
9
2022
entrez:
4
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Suicide is a widespread phenomenon that affects persons of all ages, and it has become a major public health problem in Morocco. This study aims to describe the epidemiological profile of suicide attempters in Morocco, as well as the identification of associated factors. The present work is a systematic review that was conducted according to the recommendations of the "Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (2009)", including articles dealing with suicide attempts in Morocco that meet the usual inclusion criteria. The PubMed, ScienceDirect and Scopus databases were searched; articles had to be written in English or French. Additional studies were manually identified through via Google Scholar. Quality assessment of the included studies was carried out according to the NIH Assessment Tool. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020165493). Twenty studies were selected. Adults and adolescents are the age groups most affected by suicide. That said, the phenomenon mainly concerns children over 10 years of age. In some studies, more than 90% of the cases involve females, and they are more numerous in urban than in rural settings, and single individuals are more affected than married people. As for children and adolescents, most of them had divorced parents, and more than 50% of suicidal persons of all ages had a low socio-economic level. Although females are more likely than males to commit suicide, males are more exposed to death due to the violent means used. Because of the alarming rate of suicide in our country, nationwide prevention strategies are called for.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Suicide is a widespread phenomenon that affects persons of all ages, and it has become a major public health problem in Morocco.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to describe the epidemiological profile of suicide attempters in Morocco, as well as the identification of associated factors.
METHODS
METHODS
The present work is a systematic review that was conducted according to the recommendations of the "Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (2009)", including articles dealing with suicide attempts in Morocco that meet the usual inclusion criteria. The PubMed, ScienceDirect and Scopus databases were searched; articles had to be written in English or French. Additional studies were manually identified through via Google Scholar. Quality assessment of the included studies was carried out according to the NIH Assessment Tool. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020165493).
RESULTS
RESULTS
Twenty studies were selected. Adults and adolescents are the age groups most affected by suicide. That said, the phenomenon mainly concerns children over 10 years of age. In some studies, more than 90% of the cases involve females, and they are more numerous in urban than in rural settings, and single individuals are more affected than married people. As for children and adolescents, most of them had divorced parents, and more than 50% of suicidal persons of all ages had a low socio-economic level. Although females are more likely than males to commit suicide, males are more exposed to death due to the violent means used.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Because of the alarming rate of suicide in our country, nationwide prevention strategies are called for.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35927118
pii: S0398-7620(22)00705-2
doi: 10.1016/j.respe.2022.05.006
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
243-251Informations de copyright
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