Rural–Urban Differences in Suicide Mortality: An Observational Study in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Différences de la Mortalité Par Suicide en Milieu Rural-Urbain: Une Étude Observationnelle à Terre-Neuve et Labrador, Canada ...

• Main Authors: Reccord, Charlene, Power, Nicole, Hatfield, Keeley, Karaivanov, Yordan, Shree Mulay, Wilson, Margo, Pollock, Nathaniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2021
• Subjects: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified; FOS: Psychology; 110319 Psychiatry incl. Psychotherapy; FOS: Clinical medicine; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5304281.v1; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Rural_Urban_Differences_in_Suicide_Mortality_An_Observational_Study_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Canada_Diff_rences_de_la_Mortalit_Par_Suicide_en_Milieu_Rural-Urbain_Une_tude_Observationnelle_Terre-Neuve_et_Labrador_Canada/5304281/1

Background:Suicide rates are higher in rural compared to urban areas. Although this pattern appears to be driven by higher rates among men, there is limited evidence about the characteristics of rural people who die by suicide in Canada. The objective of this study was to examine the demographics, manner of death, and social and clinical antecedents of people who died by suicide in rural areas compared to urban areas.Methods:We conducted an observational study of all suicide deaths that occurred among Newfoundland and Labrador residents between 1997 and 2016 using a linked data set derived from a comprehensive review of provincial medical examiner records. We used t tests and χ 2 to assess associations between rural/urban status and variables related to demographics, circumstances, and manner of death, as well as social and medical history. Logistic regression was utilized to assess the independent contribution of any variable found to be significant in univariate analysis.Results:Rural people who died by ...