Abstract:
Suicidal behaviors are one of the most common global burden of disease among
women, with the exception of this in middle and low income countries few is studied about the
frequency and associated factors. Suicidal behavior increase during the first year after delivery
varying from 4% to 17.6% with three fold cause of maternal death in low-in- come
countries.Correspondingly in Ethiopia suicidal behavior found to be high 14% among
postpartum mothers. Suicidal behavior involves the deliberate attempt to take one’s own life.