TY - JOUR
T1 - Geographic distribution of suicide and railway suicide in Belgium, 2008–2013
T2 - a principal component analysis
AU - Strale, Mathieu
AU - Krysinska, Karolina
AU - Overmeiren, Gaëtan Van
AU - Andriessen, Karl
PY - 2017/4/3
Y1 - 2017/4/3
N2 - This study investigated the geographic distribution of suicide and railway suicide in Belgium over 2008--2013 on local (i.e., district or arrondissement) level. There were differences in the regional distribution of suicide and railway suicides in Belgium over the study period. Principal component analysis identified three groups of correlations among population variables and socio-economic indicators, such as population density, unemployment, and age group distribution, on two components that helped explaining the variance of railway suicide at a local (arrondissement) level. This information is of particular importance to prevent suicides in high-risk areas on the Belgian railway network.
AB - This study investigated the geographic distribution of suicide and railway suicide in Belgium over 2008--2013 on local (i.e., district or arrondissement) level. There were differences in the regional distribution of suicide and railway suicides in Belgium over the study period. Principal component analysis identified three groups of correlations among population variables and socio-economic indicators, such as population density, unemployment, and age group distribution, on two components that helped explaining the variance of railway suicide at a local (arrondissement) level. This information is of particular importance to prevent suicides in high-risk areas on the Belgian railway network.
KW - Belgium
KW - geographic distribution
KW - hotspots
KW - principal component analysis
KW - railway
KW - suicide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964409345&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17457300.2016.1166140
DO - 10.1080/17457300.2016.1166140
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964409345
VL - 24
SP - 232
EP - 244
JO - International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion.
JF - International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion.
SN - 1745-7300
IS - 2
ER -
