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Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide and Suicide Death Among South-East Asian Women: A Scoping Review

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  • Anil Fastenau

    (Marie Adelaide Leprosy Center, Karachi 74400, Pakistan
    German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (DAHW), 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
    Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Department of Global Health, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany)

  • Matthew Willis

    (Marie Adelaide Leprosy Center, Karachi 74400, Pakistan
    School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK)

  • Srilekha Penna

    (German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (DAHW), 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
    Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands)

  • Lahari Yaddanapudi

    (Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlstrasse 11, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany)

  • Madhumitha Balaji

    (Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Sangath, Porvorim 403501, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Rahul Shidhaye

    (Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharastra 413736, India
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Eva Pilot

    (Department of Health, Ethics & Society, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
    Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal)

Abstract

Worldwide, attempted suicide and suicide death are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Women in South-East Asia are especially vulnerable, as almost 50% of all global female suicides occur in the 11 countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region. This scoping literature analysis aimed to identify and analyze the predictors or risk factors for attempted suicide and suicide death among South-East Asian women. A scoping literature review was conducted. Five databases—PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCOhost, PsycINFO, and EMBASE—were searched. Forty studies and twelve literature reviews were eligible for inclusion. Women in South-East Asia, particularly those who are young and married, living in poverty, with low or no education, living in rural areas, with no employment outside the home, with lower socioeconomic position, and living within joint families are highly vulnerable to suicidality. This review identified gender disadvantage, infertility, domestic abuse, intimate partner violence, family conflicts, husband’s alcohol misuse, child marriage, forced marriages, and dowry disputes as the most significant predictors of attempted suicide and suicide death among South-East Asian women. A better understanding of the phenomenon is essential to develop effective gender-specific and culturally appropriate suicide prevention strategies or interventions.

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  • Anil Fastenau & Matthew Willis & Srilekha Penna & Lahari Yaddanapudi & Madhumitha Balaji & Rahul Shidhaye & Eva Pilot, 2024. "Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide and Suicide Death Among South-East Asian Women: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(12), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:12:p:1658-:d:1541934
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