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Table 5 Suicide method categorized as self-injury or self-poisoning

From: Assessment and treatment of asylum seekers after a suicide attempt: a comparative study of people registered at mental health services in a Swedish location

Suicide method

Men, asylum seekers

Men, control group

Women, asylum seekers

Women, control group

Total, asylum seekers

Total, control group

Self-injury

35 (74.5)

34 (72.3)

26 (63.4)*

17 (41.5)

61 (69.3)

51 (58.0)

Self-poisoning

12 (25.5)

13 (27.7)

15 (36.6)

24 (58.5)

27 (30.7)

37 (42.0)

  1. Number of subjects using any method categorized self-injury (X67, X70–84) compared with subjects using only methods categorized as self-poisoning (X61–66, X68–69) (n, %)
  2. * = significant difference, p-value <0.05