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Article: Changes in South Korean urbanicity and suicide rates, 1992 to 2012

TitleChanges in South Korean urbanicity and suicide rates, 1992 to 2012
Authors
Issue Date2015
PublisherBMJ Publishing Group: BMJ Open. The Journal's web site is located at http://bmjopen.bmj.com
Citation
BMJ Open, 2015, v. 5, article no. e009451 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives Studies have highlighted the association between the degree of urbanicity and spatial disparities in suicide, but few have evaluated its changes across time. We explored the geospatial trends of suicide in South Korea from 1992 to 2012, and their relationship to the nation's evolving urbanicity. Setting South Korea. Primary outcome measures Age-sex-specific suicide rate. Results Suicide rates increased in all regions of South Korea during the study period. Controlling the effects of age and sex, there was an overall inverse relationship between the degree of urbanicity and regional suicide rates. These associations were, however, attenuated across the periods, as there were smaller increases in suicide rates in mid-sized urban regions as compared to larger cities and to rural areas. Increases over time in the suicide rates among youth and working-age adults were greater in large urban centres and in rural regions. For elders, the increase was far greater in rural regions. Conclusions The association of urbanicity and the geospatial pattern of suicide in South Korea was a dynamic process and varied by age groups across the course of two decades. Internal migration and related social processes most likely contributed to these changes.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/229698
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dc.contributor.authorChan, CH-
dc.contributor.authorCaine, ED-
dc.contributor.authorYou, S-
dc.contributor.authorYip, PSF-
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T14:12:45Z-
dc.date.available2016-08-23T14:12:45Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationBMJ Open, 2015, v. 5, article no. e009451-
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/229698-
dc.description.abstractObjectives Studies have highlighted the association between the degree of urbanicity and spatial disparities in suicide, but few have evaluated its changes across time. We explored the geospatial trends of suicide in South Korea from 1992 to 2012, and their relationship to the nation's evolving urbanicity. Setting South Korea. Primary outcome measures Age-sex-specific suicide rate. Results Suicide rates increased in all regions of South Korea during the study period. Controlling the effects of age and sex, there was an overall inverse relationship between the degree of urbanicity and regional suicide rates. These associations were, however, attenuated across the periods, as there were smaller increases in suicide rates in mid-sized urban regions as compared to larger cities and to rural areas. Increases over time in the suicide rates among youth and working-age adults were greater in large urban centres and in rural regions. For elders, the increase was far greater in rural regions. Conclusions The association of urbanicity and the geospatial pattern of suicide in South Korea was a dynamic process and varied by age groups across the course of two decades. Internal migration and related social processes most likely contributed to these changes.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group: BMJ Open. The Journal's web site is located at http://bmjopen.bmj.com-
dc.relation.ispartofBMJ Open-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleChanges in South Korean urbanicity and suicide rates, 1992 to 2012-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChan, CH: gchc@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailYip, PSF: sfpyip@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityYip, PSF=rp00596-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009451-
dc.identifier.pmid26700283-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84960415843-
dc.identifier.hkuros260796-
dc.identifier.volume5-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. e009451-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. e009451-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000368839100103-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl2044-6055-

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