Socioeconomic factors associated with suicidal behaviors in South Korea: systematic review on the current state of evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The economic and human costs of suicide to individuals, families, communities, and society make suicide a major public health problem around the world. Suicide rates in South Korea are among the highest in the world. This paper is the first systematic review investigating socioeconomic risk factors for suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation, attempted suicides, and completed suicides) in South Korea.

Methods

We performed a systematic review in Medline and Web of Science. Empirical studies and peer-reviewed articles on the association between individual socioeconomic factors and suicidal behaviors have been included. A total of 53 studies were included in a descriptive synthesis.

Results

Overall, 35 studies focused on the association between individual socioe

SUBMITTER: Raschke N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8765829 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature