在报告暴力死亡的州中,农民自杀,2003年 - 2017年
Paul E Norrod1, Wayne T Sanderson2, Erin L Abner3
1Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky.
Rural mental health
|July 14, 2023
概括
农民自杀率,以前被低估,是一个重要的公共卫生问题. 这项研究精确估计了美国农民自杀率,揭示了令人担忧的趋势,并强调了有针对性的干预措施的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 农业安全 农业安全
背景情况:
- 以前的研究经常将农民自杀与其他农业职业混为一谈,可能会扭曲率估计.
- 准确的农民自杀率数据对于了解农民自杀率的独特风险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 准确地定义和区分农民自杀死亡者和其他农业职业.
- 用一种精致的方法来估计美国农民自杀率.
- 评估2003-2017年农民自杀率的时间趋势.
主要方法:
- 利用来自36个州 (2003-2017) 国家暴力死亡报告系统 (NVDRS) 的数据.
- 定义农民是负责日常农场运营和决策的个人.
- 职业的雇员专家分类和农业人口普查数据.
主要成果:
- 确定了1575名男性和77名女性农民自杀死者.
- 最高的特定年龄的男性农民自杀率在65岁以上的人群中被观察到 (22.0/100,000).
- 从2003年至2017年间,男性农民自杀率每年增加2.4%,这一数字具有统计学意义.
结论:
- 农民自杀率,特别是男性自杀率,呈现出日益增长的趋势,反映了美国一般人口的自杀率.
- 这项研究强调了农业社区自杀的持续公共卫生问题.
- 精细的方法提供了对农民自杀风险的更准确的了解.
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