Is the association between sexual minority status and suicide-related behaviours modified by rurality? A discrete-time survival analysis using longitudinal health administrative data
Abstract:Rural sexual minorities may experience unique stressors due to stigma and a lack of sexual minority-specific social and health services. We examine whether rural and sexual minority status are associated with suicide-related behaviour (SRB) risks, using a nationally representative survey linked to administrative health data of Ontario individuals from 2007-2017. Our study provides evidence that rural and sexual minority status both independently contribute to an elevated likelihood of SRB; however, sexual orie… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.