中国における自殺率,1995年~1999年
Michael R Phillips1, Xianyun Li, Yanping Zhang
1Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital, Beijing 100096, People's Republic of China. phillips@public3.bta.net.cn
Lancet (London, England)
|March 19, 2002
まとめ
自殺は中国の主要な公衆衛生問題であり,毎年28万7000人の死亡が推定されています. 農村部の女性や若者は最も高いリスクに直面しており,標的型予防プログラムの必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- デモグラフィー デモグラフィー 人口統計
背景:
- 中国における公式の自殺率データは,非代表的なサンプリングと多様な調整方法のため,矛盾しています.
- 正確な自殺パターンは,中国における効果的な公衆衛生介入に不可欠である.
研究 の 目的:
- 中国における現在の自殺率の正確な見積もりを提供するためです.
- 異なる人口集団や地域における自殺パターンを分析する.
主な方法:
- 中国保健省の1995~99年の死亡率データを活用した.
- 報告されていない死亡の報告率を調整し,人口に予測した.
- 性別,年齢層 (5年間隔) および地域 (都市/農村) による割合を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 推定年間自殺率は10万人当たり23人で,合計28万7000人が死亡しています.
- 自殺は,全体的に死因の第5位であり,若年 (15~34歳) の成人の死因の1位でした.
- 農村での自殺率は都市での自殺率の3倍で,女性の自殺率は男性の自殺率より25%高い.
結論:
- 自殺は,中国で顕著で増大する公衆衛生上の懸念を表しています.
- 中国における自殺の特徴的なパターンは,それに合わせた予防戦略の開発を必要としている.
- 特定の人口集団,特に若い農村女性における高い割合に対処することは極めて重要です.
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