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h Triple i | Koper · Slovenia | 31 May–1 June 2022 rate ratios for suicide, associated with experience of BFP. The main limitati-
on of the study was lack of control for previous mental disorders and access
to means. There were 36,742 suicide cases among the 76,532,158 individuals
aged 10, or older, followed for 489,500,000 person-years at risk. Suicide rates
among beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 5.4 (95 CI = 5.32, 5.47, p <
0.001) and 10.7 (95 CI = 10.51, 10.87, p < 0.001) per 100,000 individuals. BFP
beneficiaries had a 56 lower suicide rate than non-beneficiaries (IRR = 0.44,
95 CI = 0.42, 0.45, p < 0.001). This association was higher among women (IRR
= 0.36, 95 IC = 0.33, 0.38, p < 0.001), and younger individuals (IRR = 0.45, 95
IC =0.43, 0.48, p < 0.001). Conclusions: We observed that BFP is associated wi-
th reduced suicide rates, with similar results in all sensitivity analyses. These
findings should help to inform policymakers and health authorities to bet-
ter design suicide prevention strategies. Targeting social determinants using
cash transfer programmes could be important in limiting suicide, which is
predicted to rise with the economic recession, consequent to the Covid-19
pandemic.
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on of the study was lack of control for previous mental disorders and access
to means. There were 36,742 suicide cases among the 76,532,158 individuals
aged 10, or older, followed for 489,500,000 person-years at risk. Suicide rates
among beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 5.4 (95 CI = 5.32, 5.47, p <
0.001) and 10.7 (95 CI = 10.51, 10.87, p < 0.001) per 100,000 individuals. BFP
beneficiaries had a 56 lower suicide rate than non-beneficiaries (IRR = 0.44,
95 CI = 0.42, 0.45, p < 0.001). This association was higher among women (IRR
= 0.36, 95 IC = 0.33, 0.38, p < 0.001), and younger individuals (IRR = 0.45, 95
IC =0.43, 0.48, p < 0.001). Conclusions: We observed that BFP is associated wi-
th reduced suicide rates, with similar results in all sensitivity analyses. These
findings should help to inform policymakers and health authorities to bet-
ter design suicide prevention strategies. Targeting social determinants using
cash transfer programmes could be important in limiting suicide, which is
predicted to rise with the economic recession, consequent to the Covid-19
pandemic.
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