Lubna Ghazal Author

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The pathway to suicide: insights from young adults in a remote, rural area of Pakistan

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Lubna Ghazal

WHO (2019) report every year the estimated number of deaths by suicide worldwide was 800,000 every year, which mean every 40 seconds, someone die of suicide. While most of these suicide are attempted by young people and it is considered the second leading cause of death among those aged between 15 and 29 (WHO, 2019). Suicide attempts are increasing, particularly in developing countries such as Pakistan, where the incidence of self-harm and attempted suicide has become a serious issue and needs immediate attention. Few studies have explored the underlying cultural and sociological factors leading to youth suicide in the most deprived province of Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC), where this study explored the perceptions about suicide among a sample of adolescents.

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