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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6708a1
Personal Author:
Leavitt, Rachel A. ; Ertl, Allison M. ; Sheats, Kameron J. ; Petrosky, Emiko ; Ivey-Stephenson, Asha ; ... More +
Leavitt, Rachel A. ; Ertl, Allison M. ; Sheats, Kameron J. ; Petrosky, Emiko ; Ivey-Stephenson, Asha ; Fowler, Katherine A. ; Less -
Description:
Suicide disproportionately affects American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The suicide rate among AI/AN has been increasing since 2003 (1), and in 2015, AI/AN suicide rates in the 18 states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) were 21.5 per 100,000, more than 3.5 times higher than those among racial/ethnic groups with the lowest rates.* To study completed suicides across all ages of AI/AN, NVDRS data collected from 2003 to 2014 were analyzed by comparing differences in suicide characteristics and circumstances between AI/AN and white decedents. Group differences were assessed using chi-squared tests and logistic regression. Across multiple demographics, incident characteristics, and circumstances, AI/AN decedents were significantly different from white decedents. More than one third (35.7%) of AI/AN decedents were aged 10-24 years (versus 11.1% of whites). Compared with whites, AI/AN decedents had 6.6 times the odds of living in a nonmetropolitan area, 2.1 times the odds of a positive alcohol toxicology result, and 2.4 times the odds of a suicide of a friend or family member affecting their death. Suicide prevention efforts should incorporate evidence-based, culturally relevant strategies at individual, interpersonal, and community levels (2) and need to account for the heterogeneity among AI/AN communities (3,4).
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alaskan Natives
Child
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Indians, North American
Male
Middle Aged
Suicide
Young Adult

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 67(8):237-242. ;
Pubmed ID:
29494572
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5861703
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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urn:sha256:e4a8ff81f4fdb00eeb15f39f516a689913eee4109470080205657a4ebe4111c1
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