Suicide in Fiji: A Preliminary Study

1984 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth H. Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Precipitating Factors ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Indian Men ◽  
Ethnic Distribution

SummaryA survey of police and medical records in a province of Fiji indicated high rates of suicide for Indian women under 30 and for Indian men over that age, especially amongst families engaged in sugar-cane farming. Indian suicide rates were high during the Indenture period (1879–1920), and are still higher amongst Indians than amongst native Fijians: almost 90% of all suicides are Indian, though this group comprises only 50% of Fiji's total population. Age/sex/ethnic distribution, methods, and precipitating factors of recorded suicides were examined for one province of Vanua Levu during the period 1979–82. The increasing use of toxic herbicides, especially paraquat, as a vehicle for suicide is discussed.

Suicides Among Immigrants from the Indian Subcontinent

1990 ◽  
Vol 156 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Soni Raleigh ◽  
L. Bulusu ◽  
R. Balarajan
Keyword(s):  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Common Method ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Indian Men

Suicides in England and Wales among immigrants of Indian ethnic origin were analysed for the period 1970–78. There were excess suicides among young Indian women, these being disproportionately more among the married. Burning was a common method of suicide among Indian women. Suicide rates were low in Indian men and the Indian elderly. A large proportion of the male suicides were among doctors and dentists.

A Retrospective Study of Treatment Outcome for Patients With Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes at an Inner-City Hospital

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116
Author(s):  
Wissam E. Nadra ◽  
Eric L. Knight ◽  
Martha B. Lee ◽  
Woerner P. Meehan
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Control ◽  
Plasma Glucose ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Good Control ◽  
Insulin Dependent Diabetes ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Insulin Dependent

The medical records of 173 consecutive patients with diabetes who were newly enrolled in our facility in 1990 were analyzed for blood glucose at 1 year. A total of 81 females and 72 males with non-insulin-dependent diabetes were studied. With regard to overall compliance in keeping clinic appointments, 56 (36.6%) patients were still coming in for follow-up I year after the diagnosis of diabetes versus 97 (63.4%) patients who had stopped coming in. Overall, 70 (45.8%) patients had a plasma glucose > 180 mg/dL and had not achieved metabolic control, and 83 (54.2%) patients had a plasma glucose≤180 mg/dL and had achieved good metabolic control at their last visit. Most patients with good control (58/153, 69.9%) had stopped coming in by the end of 1 year. Only 25 patients with plasma glucose ≤180 mg/dL were still coming in for follow-up visits, representing the smallest percentage (16.3%) of the total population studied. At I year there also was a correlation between increased body weight and improved glycemic control.

scholarly journals Parents’ Assessment of Disability in Their Children With Down Syndrome

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 2329048X2093424
Author(s):  
Guðrun Jákupsdóttir Egholm ◽  
Margrethe Bjerknes ◽  
Niels Ove Illum
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Total Population ◽  
International Classification ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome

Aim: To describe a population of children with Down syndrome and evaluate their parents’ assessment of disability. Methods: Medical records of a population of 80 children with Down syndrome aged 5 to 17 years were analyzed for genetic background and associated diagnoses. And 27 parents to their children agreed to assess disability by employing a set of 26 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health body function (b) codes and activity and participation (d) codes. Clinical data were gathered and analysis of parents’ assessment of disability using psychometric and Rasch analysis was performed. Results: Clinical data on 27 children assessed by their parents and 53 children not assessed had identical associated diagnoses. The 26 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health codes and qualifiers had a mean score of 2.67 (range 1.26-4.11) and corrected code-total correlations mean of 0.55 (range −1.17 to 0.82). Rasch analysis showed proper code MNSQ infit and outfit values with mean 1.03 and 1.06. Conclusion: Clinical data on 27 children assessed were similar to 53 children that were not evaluated. Parents’ assessment of the 27 children showed good psychometric and Rasch analysis properties. Similar results might be expected in the total population of 80 children.

State IQ and Elderly Suicide Rates in the United States

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 601-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Voracek
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Total Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Elderly Suicide

Paralleling previous findings with state suicide rates of the total population, the associations of state suicide rates of elderly persons with regional IQ estimates across the USA were inconsistent (positive, negative, or nil), depending on the source of available state IQ estimates used in the analysis. The implications of these findings and directions for further inquiry are discussed.

Comparison of Suicide Rates Among Asian Americans in 2000 and 2010

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Kuroki
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Japanese American ◽  
Ethnic Variation ◽  
Filipino American ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Suicide Behaviors

This brief report used the mortality data to separately examine suicide rates of the six largest Asian American groups: Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. In 2000, Japanese American men (13.8 per 100,000) showed significantly higher suicide rate than Chinese, Indian, and Vietnamese American men (7.3, 4.0, and 6.1 per 100,000), whereas Chinese, Korean, and Japanese women (3.7, 3.9, and 4.3 per 100,000) showed higher suicide rates than Indian women (1.2 per 100,000). In 2010, Korean and Japanese American men (19.9 and 15.7 per 100,000) showed higher suicide rates than men of other Asian groups. Korean and Japanese American women (8.1 and 5.0 per 100,000) showed higher suicide rates than Indian and Filipino American women (1.5 and 1.8 per 100,000). The findings challenge the notion that Asian Americans are at low risk for suicide and underscore the importance of examining ethnic variation in suicide behaviors among Asian Americans.

scholarly journals Application of the OCRA Method in the sugar cane harvest and its repercussion on the workers' health. Preliminary study.

Work ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 3981-3983
Author(s):  
Facci Ruddy ◽  
Marcatto Eduardo ◽  
Santino Edoardo
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN AIR REBUSAN DAUN MINT TERHADAP FREKUENSI EMESIS PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER I

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Siswi Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Experiment Research ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
In Pregnancy

Emesis in pregnancy is a condition where the mother experiences excessive nausea and vomiting. More than 70% of pregnant women suffer from this complaint in trimester 1. Based on a preliminary study to 10 pregnant women with emesis, as many as 2 (20%) pregnant women consume the drug to reduce nausea, and 8 (80%) Still experiencing nausea. The purpose of the research is to know the influence of water-boiling mint leaves against emetic in pregnant women in the Sukorame Puskesmas in Kediri City. This research is pre-experiment research with one group Pretest-posttest design. The population is the pregnant women trimester 1 in Sukorame Puskesmas and the sample in the study is all the pregnant women of TM 1 in Sukorame Puskesmas. The sampling techniques used the total population, with the instrument using an observation sheet. Based on the test Wilcoxon obtained a significant value of p value = 0.001, so it can be concluded that there is the influence of the water-boiling mint leaves to the emetic frequency in the 1st trimester pregnant women. Hope researchers can increase the participation to reduce the occurrence of emetic in pregnant women trimester 1 by consuming the water stew mint leaves

scholarly journals Cephalometric Norms for Indian Adults using Digital Posteroanterior Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
David Marianayagam ◽  
Ashima Vallathan
Keyword(s):  
Linear Measurements ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Anterior Nasal Spine ◽  
Lower Canine ◽  
Digital Radiograph ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Indian Men

ABSTRACT Introduction Facial and radiographic records in orthodontics are based on the profile. Aim of this study is to establish norms from digital posteroanterior (PA) cephalograms for Indian adults. Materials and methods The subjects included 45 Indian men and 55 Indian women, mean age 25 to 30 years. Subjects had ideal occlusion and a well-balanced face. About 12 linear measurements were determined using digital radiograph. Results There was statistically significant difference between male and female samples. Comparison between the Indian men and women indicated larger measurements for men. Conclusion According to these results new PA clinical norms are presented to Indian orthodontists for diagnosis and planning. Abbreviations ANS—Anterior nasal spine, A3-B3—Upper and lower canine right side, 3A-3B—Upper and lower canine left side Me—Menton.

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