Profile of Deaths of Women with in Seven Years of Marriage in Agartala, Tripura

Epidemiological and medico legal including forensic pathology and toxicological aspects of deaths of females within seven years of marriage were studied in Agartala, Tripura during a period spanning from 1st March 2013 to 28th February 2014. Total numbers of female deaths were 308, out of which 55 numbers of deaths occurred within seven years of marriage. In this present study, out of all the autopsies conducted within the study period in females, 17.85% of deaths occurred within seven years of marriage. The majority of the victims were Hindu housewives with low socioeconomic status with little or no education at all. Burning has been the most common mode of death. Most of the cases occurred in a very young age group (<20 years) and within the 2nd year of marriage. The maximum numbers of cases were reported to be in arranged marriage couples who live in a joint family with the in laws and bear no issues.