Abstract
IntroductionLatvia is listed as a country with one of the highest suicide mortality rates in European Union (National Statistical System of Latvia, 2021).ObjectivesTo assess the sequences for reporting of suicidal behaviours (SB) in Latvian general population.MethodsThe study is based on secondary data of the Health Behaviour Among Latvian Adult Population survey, provided by the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia (representative sample of the Latvian population aged 15-64 in 2010, 2012, 2014; 15-74 in 2016, 2018; (n=16,105). Respondents were asked to report the occurrence of life-weariness (LW), death wishes (DW), suicidal ideation (SI), suicidal plans (SP), suicide attempts (SA) during the previous year.ResultsStatistically significant differences between genders were found for LW (Χ²=17.118; df=1; p<0.001; AR=±4.1), DW (Χ²=17.764; df=1; p<0.001; AR=±3.8) and any type of SB (Χ²=15.721; df=1; p<0.001; AR=±3.8). Frequencies of individual sequences of reporting last year SB are presented in Table.Sequences for reporting on SB in 2010-2018N%ContiniousLW88535.3LW+DW74629.7LW+DW+SI25510.2LW+DW+SI+SP30012.0LW+DW+SI+SP+SA512.0Continious not completeDW1465.8DW+SI130.5Non-continiousLW+DW+SI+SA00.0LW+DW+SP130.5LW+SI441.8LW+SI+SP70.3LW+SI+SP+SA10.0LW+SP80.3DW+SI+SA00.0DW+SP00.0SI160.6SI+SA00.0SI+SP30.1SP130.5Other90.4Total2510100ConclusionsFurther research is warranted to identify vulnerable groups in the Latvian general population in relation to suicidality and thus to develop targeted preventive measures.DisclosureThis work has been developed with financing from the European Social Fund and Latvian state budget within the project no. 8.2.2.0/20/I/004 “Support for involving doctoral students in scientific research and studies at Rīga Stradiņš University.
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