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Suicide ideation and acceptability among females aged 15 to 34 years in rural China.

Authors :
Zhang J
Sun L
Source :
The Journal of nervous and mental disease [J Nerv Ment Dis] 2014 Feb; Vol. 202 (2), pp. 161-6.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The suicide rate of females is very close to that of males in China, in contrast to Western societies, in which the rates of male suicide outnumber those of females by three to four times. This study investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation and prosuicide attitude (acceptability) among females of childbearing age. With the Chinese version of the Scale for Suicide Ideation and the General Social Survey questionnaire, we examined the demographic and psychological risk factors of suicide among Chinese rural young females aged 15 to 34 years. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the factors related to suicidal ideation and suicide acceptability. The prevalence rates of suicidal ideation and suicide acceptability among the sampled females are 22.5% and 3.8%, respectively. Education, depression, social support, hopelessness, and negative life events were significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Ethnicity, education, abortion, and depression were significantly associated with suicide acceptability. There is statistical difference between suicide ideation and acceptability. The results indicate that mental disorder remains a major risk factor of suicidal ideation. Sociodemographic and psychological characteristics are associated with suicide acceptability.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1539-736X
Volume :
202
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24469529
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000104