[Features on suicide attempts and its influencing factors among residents in Guangdong province].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the prevalence of suicide attempts and its related risk factors in Guangdong province to provide scientific basis information for suicide intervention.


METHODS
Multi-stage stratified random sampling method was used to select the sample. 42 streets or towns were selected from 21 counties or districts through randomly sampling. 4 communities were then chosen from every selected town or district, followed by 40 families chosen from every village or community. Questionnaire was used to collect data on suicide attempts and its related risk factors. SPSS 16.0 was used for data analysis.


RESULTS
6625 peoples were participated in the study. The 12-month incidence of suicidal attempts was 0.8%. It was higher for females (1.1%) than that for males (0.5%), and the 25 - 35 years (1.6%) age group was among the highest. There was no significant difference between the prevalence rates in urban or rural residents.


RESULTS
from multivariate analysis showed that factors as: being female (OR = 2.1), experienced negative events of life (OR = 15.5), in poor sleeping condition (OR = 1.6), feeling lonely (OR = 1.5) and anxiety (OR = 1.8) were high risk for suicide attempts.


CONCLUSIONS
Suicide attempts in Guangdong province exhibited a high prevalence with complicated influencing factors. Comprehensive countermeasures are needed to prevent and reduce suicidal behaviors.
Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510300, China. mwj68@tom.com
Wen-jun
WJ
Ma
Qing-hua
QH
Yan
Yan-jun
YJ
Xu
Xiao-jun
XJ
Xu
Qiu-mao
QM
Cai
Hao-feng
HF
Xu
Xiu-ling
XL
Song
Shao-ping
SP
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult