Linking suicide and social determinants of health in South Korea: An investigation of structural determinants.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies have shown that suicide is closely related to various social factors. However, due to the restriction in the data scale, our understanding of these social factors is still limited. We propose a conceptual framework for understanding social determinants of suicide at the national level and investigate the relationships between structural determinants (i.e., gender, employment statuses, and occupation) and suicide outcomes (i.e., types of suicide, places of suicide, suicide methods, and warning signs) in South Korea.

Methods

We linked a national-level suicide registry from the Korea Psychological Autopsy Center with the Social Determinants of Health framework proposed by the World Health Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Result

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641084 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature