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