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Age, Alcohol, and Suicide-Related Fatalities: A Forensic Autopsy-Based Study in Nairobi

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Wangai Kiama, MMed

Department of Pathology Egerton University, Njoro (Kenya)

Article Information

DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS.2026.100500109

Subject Category: Medicine

Volume/Issue: 10/5 | Page No: 1558-1569

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Submitted: 2026-04-24

Accepted: 2026-04-29

Published: 2026-05-23

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is a well-established modifiable risk factor for suicide, acting through impairment of judgment, emotional regulation, and inhibitory control. Age is a key determinant of suicide risk, with middle-aged adults bearing a disproportionate burden globally. However, forensic data describing age-specific alcohol involvement in suicide remains limited in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Alcohol, suicide, forensic toxicology, Nairobi

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