Background: Sensitive media reporting has an important role in suicide prevention. However, there is no research on the quality of media reporting of suicide in newspapers of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Aim: The present study aimed to assess the quality of newspaper reports of suicide against the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting guidelines. Method: Suicide news content of four purposively selected newspapers published between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020, were scrutinized. A total of 501 news reports from UP were included. Results: The most commonly reported attribute was the gender of the deceased and the method of suicide. Almost half of the newspapers reported the occupation of the deceased in the title. Mental illness was attributed as a cause of suicide among 23.75% of the news reports. Less than 2% of the news reports referred to expert opinion, research evidence, national or global statistics on suicide, suicide prevention measures, or information about suicide helpline. There was a significant difference in the quality of reporting between the vernacular newspapers and English dailies. Limitations: Only four online newspapers were analyzed retrospectively. Conclusion: The quality of media reporting of suicide in UP is found to be poor despite its negative effect on suicide.

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根据世界卫生组织指南，评估印度北方邦在线报纸上的自杀报道质量。

背景：敏感媒体报道在预防自杀方面具有重要作用。然而，没有关于印度北方邦 (UP) 报纸上关于自杀的媒体报道质量的研究。目的：本研究旨在根据世界卫生组织 (WHO) 报告指南评估报纸上关于自杀的报道的质量。方法：对 2019 年 3 月 1 日至 2020 年 2 月 29 日期间出版的四份特意选择的报纸的自杀新闻内容进行审查。共收录了 501 篇来自 UP 的新闻报道。结果：最常报告的属性是死者的性别和自杀方式。几乎一半的报纸在标题中报道了死者的职业。在 23.75% 的新闻报道中，精神疾病被认为是自杀的原因。不到 2% 的新闻报道提到专家意见、研究证据、国家或全球自杀统计数据、自杀预防措施或有关自杀求助热线的信息。白话报纸和英文日报的报道质量存在显着差异。局限性：仅对四份在线报纸进行了回顾性分析。结论：尽管对自杀有负面影响，但发现 UP 中自杀的媒体报道质量较差。