Pattern Analysis of Suicide Mortality Surveillance Data in Urban South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Burrows, Stephanie; Laflamme, Lucie
Titel	Pattern Analysis of Suicide Mortality Surveillance Data in Urban South Africa
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 38 (2008) 2, S.209-220 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.209
Schlagwörter	Municipalities; Racial Segregation; Suicide; Social Indicators; Foreign Countries; Geographic Location; Foreign Policy; Urban Areas; Classification; Prevention; Sociocultural Patterns; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magistrat; Rassentrennung; Selbstmord; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Ausland; Außenpolitik; Urban area; Stadtregion; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The typical circumstances of suicide occurrence in post-apartheid urban South Africa are described. Data comprise suicide cases from all geographical locations (urban municipalities) where an injury surveillance system has full coverage. Typical patterns were identified by means of a classification technique applied to eight variables descriptive of the events, their victims, and the suicide level of the cities. Six suicide mortality patterns were identified, most being race-specific and each associated with particular suicide methods. Preventive strategies should target local communities and specific population subgroups, and be appropriate and responsive to their sociocultural needs. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10