Trends and Risk Factors of the Epidemic of Charcoal Burning Suicide in a Recent Decade among Korean People.
10.3346/jkms.2014.29.8.1174
- Author:
Nam Ju JI
1
;
Yeon Pyo HONG
;
Steven John STACK
;
Weon Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. wylee@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Charcoal Burning;
Mass Media;
Suicide
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Age Distribution;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Charcoal;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Mass Media/*statistics & numerical data;
Middle Aged;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Risk Assessment;
Risk Factors;
Sex Distribution;
Suicide/psychology/*statistics & numerical data/*trends;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2014;29(8):1174-1177
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The aims of this study were to analyze annual trends of charcoal burning (CB) suicide, 2000 to 2011, and to examine the risk factors of CB suicide in Korea. Data on suicides (n=138,938) were obtained from the Statistics Korea. The proportion of CB suicides among all suicide deaths reported was 0.7% (84 cases) in 2007, and since 2008 it has rapidly increased to 7.9% (1,251 cases) in 2011. Of significant risk factors of CB suicide, the presence of the media report of Ahn's suicide was the greatest risk factor (adjusted odds ratio, 11.69; 95% CI, 10.30-13.23) of the initial phase of the continuing CB suicides since 2008. Korean Government should urgently consider effective measures against CB suicide, including enforced media regulations on reporting such suicides.
