en General Nursing General Nursing توصيفی و نظرسنجی Descriptive Study <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> Suicide is a violent and social phenomenon that affects societies worldwide. The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of suicide attempts and related factors from 2019 to 2023 among patients referred to hospitals affiliated with Yasuj University of Medical Sciences in Yasuj, Iran<span style="color:black">.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> This descriptive cross-sectional study analyzed 4,481 suicide attempts referred to hospitals affiliated with Yasuj University of Medical Sciences during the years 2019 to 2023. Demographic and epidemiological information on suicide attempts was extracted from systematically registered data at the Yasuj Health Center&rsquo;s Mental Health Unit and gathered using a standardized form. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 software.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Findings:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> The frequency of suicide attempts in Yasuj City, Iran, during the five-year study period varied between 226.23 and 384.29 cases per 100,000 people. Also, 51.9% of the patients were men. Most cases of suicide attempts occurred in the age group of 16-20 years, with 67% being single, unemployed, and having lower educational attainment. Additionally, 60.76% of the patients lived in the city, 3.01% had a previous history of at least one suicide attempt, and 25.7% had a history of substance abuse. Among the methods of suicide attempts, the majority (73.1%) involved drug ingestion. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"><span style="color:#44546a">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif"> The frequency of suicide attempts in Yasuj between 2019 and 2023 is high and shows an increasing trend, with taking drugs being the most common method of suicide attempts. </span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Suicide,Suicide Attempt,Young Adult,Substance Abuse, Oral, 25 32 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-68-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 N. Zahmatkeshan 10031947532846005361 10031947532846005361 Yes Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Paramedicine, Yasuj University of Medical Science, Yasuj, Iran F. Rastgouyan 10031947532846005362 10031947532846005362 No Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical Science, Yasuj, Iran M. Azmooni 10031947532846005363 10031947532846005363 No Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical Science, Yasuj, Iran Z. Zarei 10031947532846005364 10031947532846005364 No Department of Education, Faculty of Paramedicine, Yasuj University of Medical Science, Yasuj, Iran