A case-control study of association between religiosity and suicide ideation in community residents in Ningxia

VernacularTitle:宁夏社区居民宗教性与自杀意念病例对照研究
Author: Jinyun JING ; Zhizhong WANG ; Bo ZHANG ; Yueqin HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: religiosity; suicidal ideation; Hui ethnicities; case-control studies
From: Chinese Mental Health Journal 2015;(10):760-764
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To explore the association between religiosity and suicide ideation,in order to provide evidence for suicide prevention in the community residents.Methods:Using the data from the epidemiological sur-vey of mental disorders in Ningxia,the association between religiosity and the suicidal ideation was ana-lyzed.Logistic regression model was used to detect the associated factors.Results:Univariate statistical analysis showed that females,rural residence,residents living in plain area,illiterates and being married had higher risks of suicidal ideation (P <0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that religion affiliation (OR =0.96,95%CI:0.74-1.24),religion attendance (OR =0.82,95%CI:0.60 -1.11),religion importance (OR =1.08,95%CI:0.83 -1.40),religiosity degree (OR =0.80,95%CI:0.57 -1.12)in suicidal ideation group were not significantly differ-ent to those in the control group (P >0.05).Conclusion:The results indicate that there is no statistical association between religiosity and suicidal ideation in Ningxia community residents.