%0 Journal Article
%T An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
%A Dorothy Kizza
%A Birthe Loa Knizek
%A Eugene Kinyanda
%A Heidi Hjelmeland
%J International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
%D 2012
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/qhw.v7i0.18463
%X We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited were interviewed (N=11). Through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) we found that the women all had been through traumatic experiences attributable to the protracted war/conflict between the rebel groups and Ugandan Government armed forces. Nevertheless, the decision of self-inflicted death seemed to have been due to a combination of unpleasant experiences/events that prevailed within the last 3 months prior to the suicide. These experiences are summarized in two broad themes: No control in life and No care. Changes in the traditional gender roles, men's quest for their lost masculinity, and women's attempt to fight for their rights that was perceived as a cultural transgression contributed to the women's suicides.
%K Women suicide
%K post-conflict
%K Northern Uganda
%K qualitative psychological autopsy
%U http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/18463/24117