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http://dx.doi.org/10.14367/kjhep.2013.30.1.041

Compositional and Contextual Factors Related to Area Differentials in Suicide  

Kang, Eunjeong (Department of Health Administration and Management, Soonchunhyang University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.30, no.1, 2013 , pp. 41-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: Rural-urban differences in suicide have been observed in many settings. However, there has been little research addressing what factors can explain these differences. The purpose of this study was to analyze which compositional factors and contextual factors in local areas might be related to local suicide. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. The data for 251 primary local governments on their age-standardized suicide mortality and their predefined indicators of compositional factors and contextual factors were obtained from Korean Statistical Information Service as of year 2010. Bivariate analysis including one-way ANOVA and chi-square test were used to identify the differences in local features by area type. Seven poisson regression models for each of total, males, and females were used to analyze which compositional and contextual factors were related to suicide. Results: There were differences in suicide between gu and goon in total, male, and female groups. For total, compositional factors including divorce and smoking rate, and contextual factors including financial independency, water and waterwaste coverage, and number of wastewater discharge factories were found to explain the urban-rural differences. Conclusions: This study provided some evidence that contextual factors at the local level as well as compositional factors are useful for predicting local suicide mortality.
Keywords
Age-standardized suicide mortality; Urban-rural difference; Social determinants of health;
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