Citation

Yan Z, Peng A, Zhang L. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 2009; 38(5): 571-573.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health, Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang 550004, China. gyyz@gmc.edu.cn

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Wei Sheng Yan Jiu)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19877518

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate psychosocial factors on suicidal ideation of peasent workers in Guiyang City. METHODS: According to stratiefied cluster sampling method, five hundred and one peasent workers were randomly investigated with the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and the Short Form 36-Item Health Survey Scale (SF-36). RESULTS: 9.58% of peasent workers had suicide ideation in last year and logistic regression model analysis showed that the main psychosocial risk factors for suicide ideation were gender (OR: 2.279; 95% CI: 1.107 - 4.693), satisfaction with the life (OR: 0.368; 95% CI: 0.188 - 0.722), subjective support (OR: 0.921; 95% CI: 0.857 - 0.990) and mental health (OR: 0.991; 95% CI: 0.986 - 0.997). CONCLUSION: Women peasent workers could serve as the important object for late prevention of suicidal behavior in peasent workers in Guiyang City. It was especially important to improve mental health status of peasent workers for the prevention of suicidal ideation.

Language: zh