Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Media & Communication Studies, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan
  • 2 Department of Media & Communication Studies, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 3 Department of Psychology, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan
  • 4 Department of English, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 5 Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
  • 6 Department of Media & Communication Studies, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Pakistan
CNS Spectr, 2023 Oct 20.
PMID: 37861078 DOI: 10.1017/S1092852923006351

Abstract

Numerous studies have been conducted globally to assess the compliance level of newspapers with the World Health Organization's media guidelines for responsible suicide reporting. To identify and review such studies conducted in Muslim-majority countries between 2014 and 2022, we searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases. We identified 12 eligible studies from Pakistan (n = 4), Bangladesh (n = 2), Malaysia (n = 1), Indonesia (n = 1), Iraq (n = 1), Iran (n = 1), Nigeria (n = 1), and Egypt (n = 1). These studies indicated an overall lack of adherence to the guidelines. However, the level of nonadherence was particularly high in Pakistan. Effective suicide prevention programs may help in promoting responsible reporting of suicide.

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