Suicide on the Railways in Belgium: A Typology of Locations and Potential for Prevention
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Level of Analysis
2.2. Materials
2.3. Analyses
3. Results
Toward a Typology of Suicide on the Railway Network in Belgium
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Scale | Mean Value per Railway Section or Buffer | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|---|
Density of railway suicide | Railway section | 0.5 suicides | 0.42 |
Railway traffic (per day) | Railway section | 23 trains per day | 41.69 |
Density of access to railway network: level crossings | Railway section | 0.01 level crossings | 0.01 |
Density of access to railway network: bridges and tunnels | Railway section | 0.01 bridges and tunnels | 0.02 |
Density of access to railway network: railway stations | Railway section | 0.01 stations | 0.01 |
Density of population | Buffer around railway section | 450 inhabitants | 410 |
Density of schools | Buffer around railway section | 0.5 schools | 0.19 |
Density of hospitals | Buffer around railway section | 0.12 hospitals | 0.78 |
Density of psychiatric facilities | Buffer around railway section | 0.03 psychiatric facilities | 0.07 |
Density of psychiatric beds | Buffer around railway section | 0.1 beds | 0.13 |
Rail Traffic Density | School Density | Hospital Density | Railroad Crossing Density | Density of Access to the Rail Network | Density of Bridges and Tunnels | Rail Station Density | Density of Psychiatric Facilities | Population Density | Density of Psychiatric Beds | Density of Railway Suicides | |
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Urban section | 2.405 | 3.276 | 4.143 | 0.502 | 2.805 | 3.333 | 2.740 | 4.440 | 3.640 | 2.645 | 0.878 |
Suburban section | 1.918 | 0.895 | 0.607 | 2.202 | 1.320 | 1.198 | 1.311 | 0.000 | 0.882 | 0.274 | 1.639 |
Psychiatric hospital-related section | 0.753 | 1.343 | 1.956 | 0.496 | 0.401 | 0.455 | 0.635 | 3.293 | 1.101 | 3.974 | 1.525 |
Rural/industrial section | 0.314 | 0.376 | 0.236 | 0.926 | 0.311 | 0.305 | 0.384 | 0.040 | 0.353 | 0.082 | 0.542 |
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Strale, M.; Krysinska, K.; Van Overmeiren, G.; Andriessen, K. Suicide on the Railways in Belgium: A Typology of Locations and Potential for Prevention. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102074
Strale M, Krysinska K, Van Overmeiren G, Andriessen K. Suicide on the Railways in Belgium: A Typology of Locations and Potential for Prevention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(10):2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102074
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrale, Mathieu, Karolina Krysinska, Gaëtan Van Overmeiren, and Karl Andriessen. 2018. "Suicide on the Railways in Belgium: A Typology of Locations and Potential for Prevention" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 10: 2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102074