Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa

• Main Authors: J. Bantjes (Author), M. Tomlinson (Author), R. E. Weiss (Author), P. K. Yen (Author), D. Goldstone (Author), J. Stewart (Author), T. Qondela (Author), S. Rabie (Author), M.-J. Ro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Suicide is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the context- and gender-specific risk factors for non-fatal suicidal behaviour is the cornerstone of evidence-based public health interventions to reduce suicide. Poverty and symptoms of...