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Table 1 Study characteristics of cross-sectional and cohort studies included (n = 16)

From: Association of socio-economic position and suicide/attempted suicide in low and middle income countries in South and South-East Asia – a systematic review

Study

Country

Study design

Sampling frame

Sample (Response rate %)

% Male

Age range

Outcome

Outcome ascertainment (time period)

Feroz (2012) [7]

Bangladesh

Cross-sectional

2008 National ID data

12422 (80 %)

52

All ages

Suicide & Attempted suicide

Self-report - household informant (ever)

Lee (2007) [39]

China

Cross-sectional

Census

1628 (74 %)

NR

18-70

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever)

Ma (2009) [12]

China

Cross-sectional

Census

5926 (94 %)

46

≥15

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever)

Sun (2010)[47]

China

Cross-sectional

Census

20716 (86 %)

50

≥18

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever & last year)

Ma (2010) [41]

China

Cross-sectional

Geographical location

6625 (99 %)

48

15-69

Attempted suicide

Self-report (last year)

Dai (2011) [36]

China

Cross-sectional

Census

1654 (55 %)

47

16-34

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever & last year)

Li (2011) [40]

China

Cross-sectional

NR

1032 (86 %)

52

≥60

Attempted suicide

Self-report (last year)

Chiu (2012) [6]

China

Cross-sectional

Census

263 (64 %)

52

≥50

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever)

Blum (2012) – A [30]

China

Cross-sectional

Census

6212 (NR)

50

15-24

Attempted suicide

Self-report (last year)

Rebholz (2011) [44]

China

Cohort

Sampling centres

169871 (NR)

49

≥40

Suicide

Hospital records/death certificates (8.3 years mean follow-up)

Chowdury (2005) [35]

India

Cross-sectional

Geographical location

938 (100 %)

56

All ages

Suicide & Attempted suicide

Self-report - household informant (ever)

Maselko (2008) [43]

India

Cohort

Primary Care

2494 (83 %)

0

18-45

Suicide & Attempted suicide

Self-report (last year)

Sauvaget (2009) [45]

India

Cohort

Nested in an oral cancer screening trial

151728 (87 %)

38

≥35

Suicide

Death records (7.5 years mean follow-up)

Devries (2011) - A [31]

Thailand – City

Cross-sectional

Census

1379 (85 %)

0

15-49

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever)

Devries (2011) - B [31]

Thailand – Province

Cross-sectional

Census

1140 (85 %)

0

15-49

Attempted suicide

Self-report (ever)

Blum (2012) - B [30]

Vietnam

Cross-sectional

Census

6191 (NR)

47

15-24

Attempted suicide

Self-report (last year)

  1. NR - Not reported