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Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka? A cross-sectional study of 165 000 individuals
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Background: Lower socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour in high-income countries, but this association is unclear in low-income and middle-income countries.
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Methods: We investigated the association of SEP with attempted suicide in a cross-sectional survey of 165 233 Sri Lankans. SEP data were collected at the household (assets, social standing (highest occupation of a household member), foreign employment and young (≤40 years) femal...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014006
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- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMJ Open Journal website
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- e014006
- Publication date:
- 2017-03-22
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-01-05
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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688896
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- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- © the Author(s) 2017. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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