Trend of Suicide Rates According to Urbanity among Adolescents by Gender and Suicide Method in Korea, 1997–2012

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ID15469779
AutoresKyung‐Hwa Choi (0000-0001-8206-4574, Hallym University), Dong-Hyun Kim (0000-0001-6815-3319, Hallym University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen12
Número5
Páginas5129-5142
Fecha de publicación2015-05-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph120505129
PMID25985313
PMCIDPMC4454959
OpenAlexW1547808768
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas24

This study aims to quantifiably evaluate the trend of the suicide rate among Korean adolescents from 1997 to 2012 according to urbanity. We used national death certificates and registration population data by administrative district for 15-19 years-old adolescents. The annual percent change (APC) and average annual percent change (AAPC) were estimated by the Joinpoint Regression Program. The suicide rate in the rural areas was higher than that in the urban areas in both genders (males (/100,000), 12.2 vs. 8.5; females (/100,000), 10.2 vs. 7.4 in 2012). However, the trend significantly increased only in the urban area (AAPC [95% CI]: males 2.6 [0.7, 4.6], females 3.3 [1.4, 5.2]). In urban areas, the suicide rate by jumping significantly increased in both genders (AAPC [95% CI]: males, 6.7 [4.3, 9.1]; females, 4.5 [3.0, 6.1]). In rural areas, the rate by self-poisoning significantly decreased by 7.9% per year for males (95% CI: -12.5, -3.0) and the rate by hanging significantly increased by 10.1% per year for females (95% CI: 2.6, 18.2). The trend and methods of suicide differ according to urbanity; therefore, a suicide prevention policy based on urbanity needs to be established for adolescents in Korea

Environmental health · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Urbanity · Demography · Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies · Engineering · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies