We published a new paper from Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Early View.<\/p>\n
Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n Objective<\/p>\n In recent years, rural areas have reported higher suicide rates than Method<\/p>\n In this study, we used 1983\u20132007 annual time\u2010series data of the Results<\/p>\n Our multilevel analysis showed that the animal husbandry output was Conclusions<\/p>\n This study raises the possibility that the industrial and cultural Kanamori, M., Kondo, N. (2019). Suicide and Types of Agriculture: A
\nurban areas worldwide. Although agricultural activity is a key
\ncharacteristic of many rural areas, rurality may also have
\nheterogeneous qualities based on the type of agriculture pursued.
\nHowever, to date, no study has examined potential linkages between
\nsuicide rate and types of agriculture.<\/p>\n
\nstandardized mortality ratio (SMR) of suicide and product\u2010specific
\nagricultural outputs in Japanese municipalities to shed light on this
\nphenomenon. We conducted a multilevel linear regression analysis,
\ntaking into account a hierarchical structure of the time\u2010series data,
\nlimiting our analysis to municipalities where agricultural land use
\nwas high.<\/p>\n
\npositively associated with suicide SMR in both women and men, with a
\nstronger relationship among women, whereas no association was observed
\nin agricultural crop output. Temporal analysis showed that the
\nassociation could be observed consistently throughout the period
\nbetween 1983 and 2007.<\/p>\n
\ncharacteristics of communities that rely on animal husbandry may be
\nassociated with an increased risk of suicide.<\/p>\n
\nTime-Series Analysis in Japan. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior,
\nEarly View
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