Evaluation of Forensic Deaths During the Month of Ramadan in Konya, Turkey, Between 2000 and 2009

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dc.contributor.authorDemirci, Serafettin
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Kamil Hakan
dc.contributor.authorKoc, Sermet
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:21:17Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:21:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractRamadan is a holy month for Muslim people and includes long fasting periods. During Ramadan, practicing Muslims not only fast, but they also abstain from any kind of medication, smoking, sexual intercourse, and alcohol from sunrise to sunset. In the 10-year period between 2000 and 2009, it was determined that a total of 4881 death examinations and autopsies were performed at the Konya Branch of the Forensic Medicine Council (Turkey). All of the reports were retrospectively evaluated for demographic features of the cases and the manner of death. In the studied time period, a total of 491 deaths (10.1%) occurred in Ramadan. The manner of death was accident in 369 (75.2%) of the cases in Ramadan, 3107 (70.8%) of the other cases; suicide in 27 (5.5%) of the cases in Ramadan, 367 (8.4%) of the other cases; and homicide in 28 (5.7%) of the cases in Ramadan, 375 (8.5%) of the other cases. There was a significant statistical difference in terms of the manner of death between the deaths in Ramadan and in the remaining part of the year (P < 0.05). Our study suggested that there was an increase in accidental and natural deaths and a decrease in suicide and homicides in Ramadan.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182a0a430
dc.identifier.endpage270en_US
dc.identifier.issn0195-7910
dc.identifier.issn1533-404X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23883868en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84883279969en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage267en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182a0a430
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/13530
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000330352500020en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal Of Forensic Medicine And Pathologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectForensicen_US
dc.subjectFastingen_US
dc.subjectDeathen_US
dc.subjectRamadanen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Forensic Deaths During the Month of Ramadan in Konya, Turkey, Between 2000 and 2009en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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