@article{ref1,
title="Association between adolescent suicide and sociodemographic factors in Chile",
journal="Crisis",
year="2015",
author="Cuadrado, Cristóbal and Zitko, Pedro and Covarrubias, Trinidad and Hernandez, Dunia and Sade, Cristina and Klein, Carolina and Gomez, Alejandro",
volume="36",
number="4",
pages="281-290",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Adolescent suicide rates (ASR) are a matter of concern worldwide. Causes of this trend are not understood and could correspond to socioeconomic factors such as inequality. <br><br>AIM: To investigate sociodemographic variables related to ASR, particularly the potential association with indicators of socioeconomic inequality. <br><br>METHOD: Cross-sectional ecological study analyzing data from 29 health districts with univariate and multivariable multilevel Poisson models. <br><br>RESULTS: ASR were higher in male adolescents and at increasing age. No association was found between ASR and inequality (Gini coefficient and 20/20 ratio). Analysis revealed that living in a single-parent family is associated with ASR. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The usual demographic patterns of adolescent suicide apply in Chile. An emerging variable of interest is single-parent family. No cross-sectional association between social inequality and ASR was found based on conflicting evidence. These results should be explored in future prospective population studies to further understand associated social factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000324",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000324"
}