en تخصصي Special كاربردي Applicable <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"><span style="color:black !msorm"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">Background and </span></span></span></i></b></span><span style="color:black !msorm"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">Objectives</span></span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">: </span></span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide and the extent of research would help to identify the potential areas of further research and prevention of suicide during pandemics. We aimed to assess suicidal behavior and the extent of suicide research during the pandemic in Muslim-majority countries. </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">Materials and Methods:<span class="msoIns" style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:teal"><ins cite="mailto:Arafat" datetime="2023-02-20T15:51"> </ins></span></span></span></span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">We searched Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO with search terms in different combinations. We also searched Google and Google Scholar to identify other available papers. </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"><span style="color:black !msorm"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">Results:</span></span></span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black"><span class="msoIns" style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:teal"><ins cite="mailto:Arafat" datetime="2023-02-20T15:51"> </ins></span></span></span></span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:104%"><span style="color:black">A total of 29 studies were included in this review from nine Islamic countries. The maximum number of studies was published from Bangladesh <span style="color:black !msorm">[16],</span> followed by Iran <span style="color:black !msorm">[4], </span>and Pakistan [3]. Twenty (69%) papers were published as original contributions, and eight (27.6%) as letter to the editors. The sample size ranged from 80 (Bangladesh) to 145510 (Kazakhstan) in the studies. Data were collected through an online survey and media reports (newspaper and/or television) in twelve (41.4%) studies each. The prevalence of suicidal behavior varies from 5-48%. Economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of infections, COVID-19 and its containment measures, COVID-19-related stress, and stigma towards it were noted as COVID-19-related risk factors. Increased suicidal behavior was noted in Kazakhstan whilst a reduction was noted in Bangladesh. </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="color:black !msorm"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:99%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span></span></span></span></i></b></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt"><span style="line-height:99%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"> The review identified a dearth of high-quality research on suicidal behavior in Muslim-majority countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, it gives an inconclusive picture regarding the impact of the pandemic on suicidal behavior in Islamic States.</span></span></span></span></i> Suicide, COVID-19, Muslim countries, Suicide research, Pandemic, Corona virus 3 23 http://isssp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-18&slc_lang=en&sid=1 S. M. Yasir Arafat arafatdmc62@gmail.com 1003194753284600148 1003194753284600148 Yes Vikas Menon 1003194753284600149 1003194753284600149 No Fahad Hussain 1003194753284600150 1003194753284600150 No Mohsen Rezaeian moeygmr2@yahoo.co.uk 1003194753284600151 1003194753284600151 No