Suicide risk and related factors among rural adults in Liuyang / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the prevalence and related factors of suicide risk among rural adults in Liuyang.Methods:A total of 2052 rural adults were sampled by multi-staged cluster sampling.The suicide risk was evaluated with the suicide questionnaire section of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).The Self-designed General Information Inventory,Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9),and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used to assess the symptoms.Results:Among the 2052 participants,13.8％ reported suicide risk,in which 13.0％ of mild risk,0.4％ of moderate risk and 0.4％ of severe risk.Ordinal logistic regres sion analysis showed that female (OR =2.06,95％ CI1.54-2.76),primary school education and below (OR =1.80,95％ CI1.07-3.05),negative coping styles (OR =1.07,95％ CI1.03-1.11),and severe,moderate and mild depression (OR =24.61,5.98,2.75,95％ CI12.63-47.99,3.95-9.07,2.01-3.76) were main risk factors of suicide risk.Conclusion:It suggest that the current rate of suicide risk among rural adults in Liuyang is higher.Female,those with lower education level,depression and higher scores of negative coping styles may be more likely to have suicide risk.