@article{ref1,
title="A study of risk factors associated with depression and suicidal ideation in a rural population",
journal="Environmental health and toxicology",
year="2016",
author="Joo, Yosub and Roh, Sangchul",
volume="31",
number="",
pages="e2016018-e2016018",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with depression and suicidal ideation in a rural population. <br><br>METHODS: A survey was conducted with 543 farmers from Chungcheongnam province using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) for depression, Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS) for social support, Swedish Q16 for neurotoxicity symptoms and Park, Kim, and Chon's survey tool for farmer's syndrome. <br><br>RESULTS: After adjusting for socioeconomic factors using logistic regression analysis, poor self-rated health, low social support and neurotoxicity were positively associated with the risk of depression (OR=9.14 95%CI=1.61-52.01, OR=3.51 95%CI=1.29-9.51, OR=3.68 95%CI=1.08-12.57, respectively). The risk of suicidal ideation significantly increased with low social support, neurotoxicity and farmer's syndrome (OR=2.28 95%CI=1.18-4.40, OR=6.17 95%CI=2.85-13.34, OR 3.70 95%CI 1.51-9.07, respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given the overall results of this study, there is a need to establish programs which can improve the health and social relationships of farmers. Also, when farmers have neurological symptoms from pesticide exposure and characteristic symptoms of farmer's syndrome, a monitoring system for depression and suicide must be made available.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2233-6567",
doi="10.5620/eht.e2016018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5620/eht.e2016018"
}