A case-control study of association between religiosity and suicide ideation in community residents in Ningxia
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2015.10.009
- 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.