Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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The Association between Unemployment and Suicidal Ideation by Gender - Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009 -

성별 실업과 자살생각의 관련성 - 국민건강영양조사 2009년 자료를 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Hyun-Kyung (Department of Mental Health Research, Seoul National Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Hye-Sun (College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 이현경 (국립서울병원 정신보건연구과) ;
  • 정혜선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학)
  • Received : 2014.11.18
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examined the association between unemployment and suicidal ideation in Korea. Methods: We analyzed data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) IV, conducted in 2009. Statistical analysis methods used in this study were $x^2$-test, Hierarchial logistic regression analysis and other basic statistics using SPSS version 19.0. Results: The suicidal ideation of unemployment workers was 24.7% in male and 35.9% in female. After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and health-related characteristics, the risk for suicidal ideation of unemployment workers was significantly higher than employment workers. In men, the OR for suicidal ideation of the employed workers compared with the employed was 2.13, and in women, the OR was 1.31. Conclusions: The findings suggest the impact of unemployment status on suicidal ideation and the need for further prospective investigation that lead to interventions should be required to introduce of suicide prevention program for unemployment worker.

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