Can role model women in politics help married women reduce suicides? Evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Brazil by Gabriela Gerote Arvate, Paulo Arvate, Adriano Massuda, Raffael Massuda, Rifat Atun

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide: evidence from South Korea by Dongyoung Kim, Pyoungsik Kim

“…However, this trend was not uniform: young women experienced fluctuating suicide rates, highlighting a demographic-specific impact. …”
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Assessing the Risk Factors of Violent and Non-violent Suicide Attempt Methods: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study by Amin Moradi, Ehsan Mosafarkhani, Fateme Nikbakht, Zahra Amiri, Ali Vafaee Najar

“…Men, those who had lost their wives, people who lived in suburban areas, and people who had self-employed jobs or were unemployed, had higher rates of attempted suicide using violent methods. The chance of using violent methods was found to be 64% lower in women than in men (OR=0.36, 95%CI=0.30-0.43) and 45% higher in single individuals than in married people (OR=1.45, 95%CI=1.20-1.75).Conclusion: This study found that several factors influenced the choice of method for committing suicide. …”
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Postpartum depression and associated factors among childbearing women from the recent Demographic and Health Survey data of Mozambique: Multilevel analysis by Mamaru Melkam, Bezawit Melak Fente, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Angwach Abrham Asnake

“…Introduction: Postpartum depression is a non-psychotic depressive illness that affects women who have recently given birth. Symptoms of the illness include thoughts of suicide, low self-worth, guilt about not being able to care for their newborn, blaming themselves thoughts, and nervousness. …”
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L’enfermement, vu de l’intérieur (XXe siècle) by Claire Dumas

“…The Bon Pasteur was a reformatory, held by enclosed nuns. Three women, Annie, Michelle, Solange, tell about their youth, shattered by their being sent away for reasons they could not understand. …”
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