Biography
Biography: Nadia Al-Kandary
Abstract
This study investigated the pattern of suicide deaths in Kuwait, one of the Gulf States which incorporate a wide variety of multi-ethnic communities over a seven year period from 2003 to 2009. The effects of all demographic factors on each aspect of suicide deaths in Kuwait were studied including age, sex, marital status and nationality. Moreover, the rate of suicide deaths in the Middle East region in general was also reviewed and compared with other parts of the world. The results showed that a total of 347 deaths attributed to suicide occurred in the study period. Hanging was the most preferred suicidal mode of death in Kuwait (209, 60.2%) especially in migrant workers. Falls from heights were more common among females compared to males and this could be the easiest and most available method of deaths due to suicide especially among house maids. Markedly more non-Kuwaiti people died from all the reported methods of suicides except for suicide by the use of firearm in which Kuwaiti residents outnumbered non-Kuwaiti residents. Kuwait has the lowest rate of suicide compared to other Middle Eastern countries. The government of Kuwait needs to take strong measures to control firearms in the general population
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