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Suicide risk among persons with foreign background in Denmark
Vanita Sundaram1, Ping Qin, Lilian Zøllner
1National Institute of Public Health, Denmark. vs133@york.ac.uk
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
|September 19, 2006
Summary
Suicide risk is higher for foreign-born individuals in Western societies, particularly those from Nordic backgrounds. Asian-born individuals showed lower risk, but gender differences exist in ethnicity-related suicide correlations.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Limited understanding of suicide risk factors in Western minority populations.
- Need to investigate ethnic and gender disparities in suicide risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare suicide risk between foreign-born individuals and the majority population.
- Identify specific minority groups at higher suicide risk.
- Examine gender differences in ethnicity-related suicide risk.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of suicide risk data.
- Stratification by country of birth (Nordic, Asian) and gender.
- Comparison with the majority population.
Main Results:
- Overall higher suicide risk among foreign-born individuals compared to the majority population.
- Highest suicide risk observed in Nordic-born individuals.
- Significantly lower suicide risk in Asian-born individuals, with notable gender variations.
Conclusions:
- Foreign background is associated with increased suicide risk in Western societies.
- Nordic-born individuals face the highest risk, while Asian-born individuals face lower risk.
- Gender significantly moderates the relationship between ethnicity and suicide risk.
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