Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka? A cross-sectional study of 165 000 individuals

Conclusions
We found that indicators of lower SEP are associated with increased risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka. Longitudinal studies with objective measures of suicide attempts are needed to confirm this association.

Trial registration number
NCT01146496; Pre-results.

Source: BMJ Open - March 22, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Knipe, D. W., Gunnell, D., Pieris, R., Priyadarshana, C., Weerasinghe, M., Pearson, M., Jayamanne, S., Dawson, A. H., Mohamed, F., Gawarammana, I., Hawton, K., Konradsen, F., Eddleston, M., Metcalfe, C. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Global health, Mental health, Public health Research Source Type: research