Risk-Taking Behaviors and Subgrouping of Suicide in Iran: A Latent Class Analysis of National Registries Data

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 255; pp. 355 - 359
• Main Authors: Hajebi, Ahmad, Abbasi-Ghahramanloo, Abbas, Hashemian, Seyed Sepehr, Khatibi, Seyed Reza, Ghasemzade, Masomeh, khodadost, Mahmoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Iran - epidemiology; Latent class analysis; Male; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Psychiatry; Registries; Risk Factors; Risk-Taking; Risk-taking behaviors; Sex Factors; Suicide - psychology; Suicide - statistics & numerical data; Suicide attempters; Suicide subgrouping; Suicide, Attempted - psychology; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Risk-taking behaviors; latent class analysis; Suicide subgrouping; Suicide attempters; Latent class analysis
• ISSN: 0165-1781; 1872-7123
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.052

Abstract Suicide is one the most important public health problem which is rapidly growing concerns. The aim of this study was to subgroup suicide using LCA method. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Iran based on 66990 records registered in Ministry of Health in 2014. A case report questionnaire in the form of software was used for case registries. Latent class analysis was used to achieve the research objectives. Four latent classes were identified; (a) Non-lethal attempters without a history of psychiatric disorders, (b) Non-lethal attempters with a history of psychiatric disorders, (c) Lethal attempters without a history of psychiatric disorders, (d) Lethal attempters with a history of psychiatric disorders. The probability of completed/an achieved suicide is high in lethal attempter classes. Being male increases the risk of inclusion in lethal attempters’ classes (OR=4.93). Also, being single (OR=1.16), having an age lower than 25 years (OR=1.14) and being a rural citizen (OR=2.36) associate with lethal attempters classes. The males tend to use more violent methods and have more completed suicide. Majority of the individuals are non-lethal attempters who need to be addressed by implementing preventive interventions and mental support provision.