“It was like nobody cared about what I said?” Iranian women committed self-immolation: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Suicide-attempts have increased across the world and have become higher among females. There has been a high prevalence of self-immolation in Iran, mostly young married women admitted to the burn centers. This study aimed to explore the factors and experiences of self-immolation...

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Main Authors: Nader Aghakhani, Violeta Lopez, Naser Parizad, Rahim Baghaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01221-8