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Influence of Religion on Attitude Towards Suicide: An Indian Perspective.

Rohini Thimmaiah1, Vijayalakshmi Poreddi2, Rajalakshmi Ramu3, Sugavana Selvi3, Suresh Bada Math4.   

Abstract

This cross-sectional survey was aimed to compare attitudes towards suicide and suicidal behaviour among randomly selected sample (N = 172) belonged to Hindu and Muslim religions. Data were collected through face-to-face interview. Hindus differed from Muslims regarding suicidal attempts among family (χ (2) = 12.356, p < .002) and community members (χ (2) = 20.425, p < .000). Our study also showed that suicidal behaviours were comparatively low among Muslim participants than Hindus. Further, Muslims hold more negative attitudes towards suicide than Hindus. An enhanced understanding of attitudes towards suicide among general population may be crucial to plan educational, intervention and prevention programs.

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Keywords:  Attitudes; Hindu; Muslim; Suicide; Urban community

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Year:  2016        PMID： 26943174     DOI： 10.1007/s10943-016-0213-z

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Relig Health        ISSN： 0022-4197


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