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Table 1 Results peer reviewed publications (n = 50)

From: Suicide in South Asia: a scoping review

Reference

Country

Data source

Suicide rate

Quality score

Patel et al. (2012) [15]

India

Survey4; Autopsy method9

22.0

8

Soman et al. (2012) [17]

India

Survey4; Autopsy method9

 

6

Bose et al. (2006) [18]

India

Surveillance system5; Autopsy method9

82.2

6

Abraham et al. (2005) [19]

India

Surveillance system5; Autopsy method9; Medical records6

189.0

6

Prasad et al. (2006) [20]

India

Surveillance system5; Autopsy method9; Medical records6

92.1

6

Aaron et al. (2004) [21]

India

Surveillance system5; Autopsy method9; Medical records6

 

5

Bose et al. (2009) [22]

India

Surveillance system5; Autopsy method9

120.3

5

Ahmed et al. (2004) [23]

Bangladesh

Surveillance system5; Mortality records8; KIIs11

 

5

Hadi (2005) [24]

Bangladesh

Surveillance system5; Autopsy method9

6.6

5

Khan et al. (2009) [25]

Pakistan

Newspaper reports10 *

14.9

5

Sauvaget et al. (2009) [26]

India

Medical records6 OR Autopsy method9

39.3

4

Gajalakshmi & Peto (2007) [27]

India

Survey4; Autopsy method9

62.0

4

Kulkarni et al. (2010) [28]

India

Survey4; Autopsy method9

 

4

Joseph et al. (2003) [29]

India

Autopsy method9

90.9

4

Wasserman et al. (2005) [30]

Sri Lanka

Police records7

 

4

Kavita et al. (2011) [31]

India

Surveillance system5; Police records7; KIIs11

 

3

Mohanty et al. (2007) [32]

India

Mortality records8; KIIs11

11.7

3

Abeyasinghe & Gunnel (2008) [33]

Sri Lanka

Autopsy method9

 

3

Yusuf et al. (2007) [34]

Bangladesh

Medical records6

 

3

Feroz et al. (2012) [35]

Bangladesh

Survey4

128.8

3

Khan et al. (2008) [36]

Pakistan

Combined12

2.9

3

Mayer & Ziaian, (2002) [37]

India

Government crime statistics1

 

2

Girdhar et al. (2003) [38]

India

Government crime statistics1

11.2

2

Ambade et al. (2007) [39]

India

Autopsy method9; Police records7

23.1

2

Mayer & Ziaian (2002) [40]

India

Government crime statistics1

 

2

Steen & Mayer (2004) [41]

India

Government crime statistics1

 

2

Hanwella, & Senanayake (2013) [42]

Sri Lanka

Police records7

 

2

de Silva et al. (2012) [43]

Sri Lanka

Police records7; Government health statistics2

19.6

2

Thalagala (2009) [44]

Sri Lanka

Police records7

24.1

2

Eddleston et al. (2006) [45]

Sri Lanka

Medical records6

 

2

Islam et al. (2002); Islam & Islam (2003) [46],[47]

Bangladesh

Mortality records8

 

2

Rahim & Das (2009) [48]

Bangladesh

Mortality records8

 

2

Khan & Hyder (2006) [49]

Pakistan

Police records7

1.2

2

Saeed et al. (2002) [50]

Pakistan

Mortality records8, KIIs11, Police records7

1.1

2

Babu & Babu (2011) [51]

India

Government crime statistics1

 

1

Batra (2002) [52]

India

Mortality records8; Police records7

 

1

Mohanty et al. (2005) [53]

India

Mortality records8; Medical records6

 

1

Steen & Mayer (2003) [54]

India

Police records7

 

1

Sharma (2006) [55]

Nepal

Government census statistics3

7.0

1

Khan & Hossain (2011) [56]

Bangladesh

Mortality records8

 

1

ICDDR,B (2003) [57]

Bangladesh

Mortality records8

39.6

1

Hossain et al. (2011) [58]

Bangladesh

Mortality records8

 

1

Kanchan et al. (2009) [59]

India

Police records7; Mortality records8

 

0

Singh et al. (2003) [60]

India

Mortality records8

 

0

Singh et al. (2005) [61]

India

Mortality records8

 

0

Agnihotram (2004) [62]

India

Mortality records8; Government census statistics3; Survey4

 

0

Sharma et al. (2006) [63]

Nepal

Mortality records8

 

0

Fernando et al. (2010) [64]

Sri Lanka

Police records7

 

0

Hoq et al. (2010) [65]

Bangladesh

Mortality records8

 

0

    

Mean 2.6

  1. Note: *Verified with a standardized questionnaire for police, health personnel, and religious leaders; 1National Crime Records Bureau data (Ministry of Home Affairs); 2Ministry of Health data; 3National census data.
  2. 4National and Sub-national (community, household, or rural) surveys; 5Computerized surveillance systems for subnational populations; recording health, demographics, or injuries; 6Hospital or medical records.
  3. 7Police records and inquest reports; 8Official records of death: Mortuary data, death registration forms, medical/medico-legal autopsy reports; 9Primary autopsy data: Verbal or psychological autopsy data collected for the study.
  4. 10National and local newspaper reports; 11Primary interview data from health staff, police, family or acquaintances of the deceased; 12Secondary data from published sources.