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SUICIDE IN FIJI: A TWO‐YEAR SURVEY
Author(s) -
Price J.,
Karim I.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1975.tb00032.x
Subject(s) - residence , demography , incidence (geometry) , population , suicide prevention , poison control , geography , medicine , psychology , environmental health , sociology , physics , optics
This article reviews certified suicide in Fiji during the 2‐year period from 1971–1972. The data show the much higher incidence of suicide in Fiji Indians than in other races, the incidence in Fiji Indian females being particularly high. The findings on a more detailed sample survey of 50% of the certified cases are presented. In the Fiji Indian population, a positive correlation between suicide and rural residence and a negative correlation between suicide and Moslem religion were found. These findings are discussed in relation to the cultural and social characteristics of the population of Fiji.