Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia

A sharp rise in the prevalence of suicide has become a serious public health concern. Acquiring a better understanding of the determinants of suicidal behaviour can help to implement a more effective policy directed towards reducing the suicide rate. In this study, we attempt to examin...

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Main Authors:	Cheah, Yong Kang, Omar, Mohd Azahadi, Phang, Siew Nooi, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
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Published:	Malaysian Economic Association 2018
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spelling	iium-703362019-03-14T03:32:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/ Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia Cheah, Yong Kang Omar, Mohd Azahadi Phang, Siew Nooi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah H Social Sciences (General) A sharp rise in the prevalence of suicide has become a serious public health concern. Acquiring a better understanding of the determinants of suicidal behaviour can help to implement a more effective policy directed towards reducing the suicide rate. In this study, we attempt to examine the effects of sociodemographic, lifestyle and health factors on suicidal behaviour among Malaysian adults. A rigorous statistical method and a nationally representative data are used for analyses. We find that age, gender, race, marital status, self-rated health, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia are significantly associated with suicidal behaviour. Specifically, there are positive relationships between the likelihoods of engaging in suicidal behaviour and young adults, females, Indians/others, being unmarried, and having poor health conditions. We conclude that sociodemographic and health factors play an important role in affecting suicidal behaviour, whereas lifestyle factor does not. As an intervention measure towards overcoming the problem of high suicide rate, effective policies should be targeted at individuals who are likely to engage in suicidal behaviour Malaysian Economic Association 2018-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/1/70336%20Determinants%20of%20Suicidal%20Behaviour%20in%20Malaysia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/2/70336%20Determinants%20of%20Suicidal%20Behaviour%20in%20Malaysia%20SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/3/70336%20Determinants%20of%20Suicidal%20Behaviour%20in%20Malaysia%20WOS.pdf Cheah, Yong Kang and Omar, Mohd Azahadi and Phang, Siew Nooi and Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah (2018) Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 55 (2). pp. 231-243. ISSN 1511-4554 https://mjes.um.edu.my/article/view/14566/8878 10.22452/MJES.vol55no2.5
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description	A sharp rise in the prevalence of suicide has become a serious public health concern. Acquiring a better understanding of the determinants of suicidal behaviour can help to implement a more effective policy directed towards reducing the suicide rate. In this study, we attempt to examine the effects of sociodemographic, lifestyle and health factors on suicidal behaviour among Malaysian adults. A rigorous statistical method and a nationally representative data are used for analyses. We find that age, gender, race, marital status, self-rated health, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia are significantly associated with suicidal behaviour. Specifically, there are positive relationships between the likelihoods of engaging in suicidal behaviour and young adults, females, Indians/others, being unmarried, and having poor health conditions. We conclude that sociodemographic and health factors play an important role in affecting suicidal behaviour, whereas lifestyle factor does not. As an intervention measure towards overcoming the problem of high suicide rate, effective policies should be targeted at individuals who are likely to engage in suicidal behaviour
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author	Cheah, Yong Kang Omar, Mohd Azahadi Phang, Siew Nooi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
author_facet	Cheah, Yong Kang Omar, Mohd Azahadi Phang, Siew Nooi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah
author_sort	Cheah, Yong Kang
title	Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia
title_short	Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia
title_full	Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia
title_sort	determinants of suicidal behaviour in malaysia
publisher	Malaysian Economic Association
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/1/70336%20Determinants%20of%20Suicidal%20Behaviour%20in%20Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/2/70336%20Determinants%20of%20Suicidal%20Behaviour%20in%20Malaysia%20SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/70336/3/70336%20Determinants%20of%20Suicidal%20Behaviour%20in%20Malaysia%20WOS.pdf
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Determinants of suicidal behaviour in Malaysia

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