Implementation of a comprehensive surveillance system for recording suicides and attempted suicides in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

WHO reports that 78 of the 140 low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have a registration system for suicides and attempted suicides. Absence of data on suicide and attempted suicide in LMICs, which account for 79% of suicides worldwide, is a major impediment in understanding the magnitude of the problem and formulating prevention strategies to reduce suicide and self-harm. A comprehensive surveillance system has the potential to address this data gap. The objective of this study is to describe the development of a comprehensive surveillance system in rural India by adding a community based component and reflect on its added value in obtaining data on suicide and attempted suicide compared with relying only on hospital and police records.

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SUBMITTER: Vijayakumar L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7654119 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature