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  1. Kumar, P.R., Vincent, S.D.
    MyJurnal
    Objective: This study aimed to collect data on features of parasuicide cases
    presented to Hospital Melaka from January to December 2015. Methods:
    This was a descriptive study with retrospective review of medical records of
    parasuicide cases that were warded for observation in Hospital Melaka from
    January to December 2015. Data collected included sociodemographic factors,
    previous attempts, methods implicated and reasons for parasuicide which
    were presented in descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 88 parasuicide
    cases were studied. The median age was 25.6 (17.7) with a majority in age
    group between 15-24 years old (43.2%). Females were the highest with 58
    cases (65.9%). In terms of ethnicity, the Malays was the highest at 38 cases
    (43.2 %). However, after corrected to proportion of ethnicity in Melaka,
    Indians yield the highest cases. Those who were single (50.0%) and
    unemployed (64.8%) contributed to higher number of cases. About 40 cases
    (45.5%) had underlying psychiatry illness and majority of them were those
    diagnosed with major depressive disorder (47.5%). In general, the most
    common method used was self poisoning with anti-epileptics,
    sedative-hypnotic, psychotropics (22.1%). Among male cases, pesticide
    ingestion (37%) was more common while among female, medication overdose
    (53%) was preferred. In terms of reasons for parasuicide, individuals with
    interpersonal conflicts contributed to the highest percentage of cases (57.7%).
    Conclusion: Data gathered in this study is useful to reflect the current
    situation of parasuicide in Melaka and could serve as a foundation in
    designing future studies on preventive and intervention programs in Hospital
    Melaka.
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