Self-harm and rurality in Canada: an analysis of hospitalization data from 2015 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The incidence of self-harm is an important indicator in suicide surveillance and a target outcome for suicide prevention. Self-harm rates vary by geographic location and rurality appears to be a risk factor. The objectives of this study were to estimate rates of self-harm hospitalization in Canada over a 5-year period by sex and age group, and examine relationships between self-harm and rurality.

Methods

Hospitalizations related to self-harm were identified in a national dataset (the Discharge Abstract Database) for all patients aged 10 years or older who were discharged from hospital between 2015 and 2019. Self-harm hospitalization rates were calculated and stratified by year, sex, age group, and level of rurality, as measured using the Index of Remoteness. A Poisso

SUBMITTER: Mahinpey N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10081931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature