Suicide in Third World Countries
The Case of Rural Ecuador
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 13628476 |
|---|---|
| Autores | M Tousignant (0000-0001-7561-1170, Université du Québec à Montréal, autor de correspondencia), Transito Chela (Quito, Ecuador) |
| Año | 1991 |
| Volumen | 23 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 191-198 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1991-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/8era-8r28-da6r-cygu |
| OpenAlex | W2066197544 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 6 |
Suicide rates in Third World countries are usually very low in official records. This may be due to under-reporting or a low level of risk factors. Evidence concerning these two hypotheses is briefly reviewed. The second half of the article describes a key informant survey done in Ecuador that shows that the rate of suicide in a rural area of the Andes is much higher than what is usually reported for regions with similar characteristics. The age-adjusted rate is about 9 per 100,000 per annum over a period of twenty years. Suicide victims are predominantly young. Marital and family conflicts are the main provoking agents
Environmental health · Geography · Marital status · Poison control · Population · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Obras citantes distintas | 2 |
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| Citas por año | 0,07 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
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