Farmer suicides and alcohol consumption: An autopsy based medicolegal study of suicide methods and risk factors Ramteke R1, Murkey PN2, Borkar J3, Barmate N1,*, Shende S4 1Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Junwani, Bhilai 2Professor, Forensic Medicine, MGIMS, Sewagram, Dist Wardha 3Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine, IGGMC, Nagpur 4Professor, Forensic Medicine, RKDF Medical College Hospital and RC, Bhopal *Corresponding Author, Dr. Nitin Barmate Email: nitinsforensic@gmail.com, Mobile No.: +91 70201 88242
Online published on 22 April, 2024. Abstract The term "suicide" refers to the planned and intentional death of oneself. It is distinctly human, and homicide and suicide are the next three most common causes of unnatural deaths after accidents. 1Farmer's suicide is mainly attributed to crushing financial pressures on farmers, farm product prices being too low, environmental problems, inadequate irrigation, increased use of chemical fertilizers, crop failure, etc. The current study was conducted at the Medical College in a rural region of central India, where most cases are brought from rural areas. The current study concluded that the majority of incidents affected young adults (20-40 years) who committed suicide by poisoning 72 cases (36.7%). In 16.32% (n=32) of the cases, the farmers had consumed alcohol at the time of the incident. Although 18.88% (n = 37) of the farmers' cases were addicted to alcohol. Top Keywords Farmer, Suicide, Autopsy, Alcohol, Addiction. Top |