Suicide in Cameroon
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Suicide in Cameroon increased rapidly in the 10 years from 2002 to 2012, although health officials faced challenges assembling official statistics because suicide is considered a
Under Cameroonian Law, to die by suicide itself is not illegal, as is reporting on a suicide in the media, however publication of the suicide of a
The Ministry of Health carried out a 9-year study in the Guidiguis health district between 1999 and 2008, a rural province in the north of the country. The most frequently used suicide method in the region was the ingestion of toxic agricultural chemicals and the suicides main cause were mainly attributed to ongoing chronic illness (31.9%), with sexual and marital conflicts (25.5%), witchcraft (14.9%), financial problems (8.5%) being the cause in other cases. The study concluded that suicide in rural Cameroon is not unusual and the capacity of mental health services in rural Cameroon is virtually non-existent.[5]
References
- ^ "allAfrica.com: Cameroon: World Suicide Rate Increases by 60 Per cent". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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- ^ Criminal Law in Cameroon: Specific Offences By Carlson Anyangwe p.286
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