A Sociological Content Analysis of Suicide News Coverage in Pakistani Print Media: A Ten-Year Study (2015-2025)
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Introducción: El suicidio es un problema creciente de salud pública en Pakistán, pero los datos epidemiológicos son limitados y la representación mediática influye de manera clave en la percepción pública. Metodología: Análisis de contenido de 368 noticias sobre suicidio publicadas en Pakistán entre 2015 y 2025, obtenidas de LexisNexis. Se analizaron extensión, género, edad, estado civil, profesión, agresión sexual, identificación de la víctima, método y motivos declarados del suicidio. Los patrones se interpretaron en el contexto sociocultural, considerando la ética periodística y los posibles sesgos de información. Resultados: Mujeres y niñas estuvieron sobrerrepresentadas (208 de 368 casos), seguidas por varones adultos y adolescentes (157 casos). Adolescentes y adultos jóvenes (11-32 años) concentraron la mayoría de los casos, mientras que los suicidios en adultos mayores estuvieron subnotificados, probablemente por estigma social y ocultamiento familiar. La mayoría de las víctimas eran solteras (218 casos); estudiantes y profesionales fueron las ocupaciones más mencionadas. Predominaron el ahorcamiento (58 casos) y el envenenamiento (49 casos), y entre los motivos, los problemas domésticos y conyugales (130 casos). El encuadre mediático enfatizó con frecuencia el juicio moral o la desviación, sobre todo en poblaciones marginadas, evidenciando sesgos de género, edad y sociales. Conclusiones: La cobertura del suicidio en los periódicos pakistaníes durante la última década refleja información selectiva, sesgos de género y edad, y un cumplimiento irregular de las pautas de periodismo seguro sobre el suicidio. Se necesitan estándares de cobertura culturalmente sensibles, vigilancia sistemática e intervenciones de salud mental dirigidas a poblaciones vulnerables.
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Suicide, Media, Pakistan, Gender, Content analysisDescargas
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