摘要
Abstract
Objective: To compare the characteristics between the suicide attempters who ingested pesticides and those who used other methods. Methods: A cross-sectional studies was conducted in the emergency rooms of 9 general hospitals in China. Totally 617 suicide attempters and their accompanying family members were surveyed with a self-made questionnaire for their suicide intent, quality of life, and life event mainly. The diagnosis of mental health was made according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Ⅳ (DSM-Ⅳ) . Logistic regression models were used to analyze the risk factors for suicide. Results: The 617 subjects were mainly females (74％), and their average age were (33 ± 13) years, the average years of education were (5.5 ±3.4) . These 617 subjects were divided into two groups, 468 individuals who ingested pesticides, and 149 who used other methods. The suicide attempts by pesticides ingestion were more in rural villages than suicide attempts by other methods (OR = 4. 7, 95 ％ CI = 3.1 ～ 7. 1 ) . After controlling for location of residence, gender and age,the pesticide-ingestion suicide attempters had less education years ( OR= 2. 6, 95％ CI = 1.6 ～ 4. 1 ) and lower per capita family income (OR= 1.8, 95％ CI = 1.2 ～2. 8) but a higher quality of life (OR= 1.9, 95％ CI =1.2～2. 8) . They were more likely to have experienced an acute stressor (OR= 2.6, 95％ CI = 1.7 -3.8),have a lower score on the objective subscale of the Suicide Intent Scale (OR= 3.4, 95％ CI = 2.2 ～5.1 ), have a diagnosable mental illness ( OR= 0. 4, 95％ CI = 0. 3 ～ 0. 6), and have less prior suicide attempts ( OR=0.4, 95％ CI = 0. 2 ～ 0. 6), but have more relatives who had suicidal behaviors ( OR= 1.9, 95 ％ CI = 1.3 ～2.9) . Conclusion: Compare to those who used other methods, the pesticide-ingestion suicide attempters are more likely to have a lower level of suicidal intent, and to have experienced an acute stressor.关键词
自杀未遂/农药/农村女性/生活事件/横断面研究分类
社会科学
