Age Changes and Suicidal Activity in Iran Over the Past Decade: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sharif Nia H 1 , Heidari M 2 , Naghavi N 3 , Lehto RH 4 , Haghdoost AA 5 , Jafari-Koulaee A 6 Show all authors , Matbue YH 7 , Yaghoobzadeh A 8 , Goudarzian AH 6 , Sharif SP 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Nursing and Midwifery Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
  • 3 Taylor's Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
  • 4 Michigan State University, College of Nursing, East Lansing, United States
  • 5 Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  • 6 Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 7 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
  • 8 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Omega (Westport), 2020 Oct 26.
PMID: 33106088 DOI: 10.1177/0030222820966934

Abstract

This review study fills an important gap by aiming to determine the age changes in attempted and completed suicide in Iran during the past decade. A systematic review of related articles in international and Iranian databases from January 2008 to January 2020 was first conducted and relevant studies were extracted based on established criteria. Results showed that the mean age of suicide in Iran is 29.8 (range 27.7 - 31.8) years old for men and 27.4 (range 25.8 - 28.9) for women (P 

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