ETIOLOGY REVIEW Poverty and suicide research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of literature published in English and a proposed research agenda
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Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, Cape Town, South Africa Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK Peterborough Child Development Centre, City Care Centre, Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6DB, UK Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town, 46 Sawkins Road, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town, South Africa Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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Poverty and suicide research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of literature published in English and a proposed research agenda
Approximately 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where rates of poverty are high. Evidence suggests a relationship between economic variables and suicidal behaviour. To plan effective suicide prevention interventions in LMICs we need to understand the relationship between poverty and suicidal behaviour and how contextual factors may mediate this relationship. We c...
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