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Estimation of reporting delay and suicide incidence in Hong Kong.
Stat Med. 2004 Feb 15; 23(3):467-76.SM

Abstract

This paper uses a semi-parametric method to examine the reporting delay distribution in suicides in Hong Kong reporting system. The data arise from a rightly truncated situation in which only suicide cases registered before a specific time are known to have occurred; otherwise they are not recorded in the known death files even if they have occurred. It is shown that the poisoning-related suicide deaths have a longer reporting delay than other suicide methods. By modelling the reporting delay function, a Horvitz-Thompson-type estimator is suggested to adjust for reporting delay and to provide a more timely estimate of the suicide incidences for monitoring the suicide problem in Hong Kong. Based on these analyses, we recommended a suitable cut-off date to collect suicide cases occurring in the previous year and reported before this date in Hong Kong.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Cui JS
Department of Public Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. j.cui@unimelb.edu.au
Yip PS
No affiliation info available
Chau PH
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAgedHong KongHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsSuicide

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

14748039

Citation

Cui, Jisheng S., et al. "Estimation of Reporting Delay and Suicide Incidence in Hong Kong." Statistics in Medicine, vol. 23, no. 3, 2004, pp. 467-76.
Cui JS, Yip PS, Chau PH. Estimation of reporting delay and suicide incidence in Hong Kong. Stat Med. 2004;23(3):467-76.
Cui, J. S., Yip, P. S., & Chau, P. H. (2004). Estimation of reporting delay and suicide incidence in Hong Kong. Statistics in Medicine, 23(3), 467-76.
Cui JS, Yip PS, Chau PH. Estimation of Reporting Delay and Suicide Incidence in Hong Kong. Stat Med. 2004 Feb 15;23(3):467-76. PubMed PMID: 14748039.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Estimation of reporting delay and suicide incidence in Hong Kong. AU - Cui,Jisheng S, AU - Yip,Paul S F, AU - Chau,P H, PY - 2004/1/30/pubmed PY - 2004/5/27/medline PY - 2004/1/30/entrez SP - 467 EP - 76 JF - Statistics in medicine JO - Stat Med VL - 23 IS - 3 N2 - This paper uses a semi-parametric method to examine the reporting delay distribution in suicides in Hong Kong reporting system. The data arise from a rightly truncated situation in which only suicide cases registered before a specific time are known to have occurred; otherwise they are not recorded in the known death files even if they have occurred. It is shown that the poisoning-related suicide deaths have a longer reporting delay than other suicide methods. By modelling the reporting delay function, a Horvitz-Thompson-type estimator is suggested to adjust for reporting delay and to provide a more timely estimate of the suicide incidences for monitoring the suicide problem in Hong Kong. Based on these analyses, we recommended a suitable cut-off date to collect suicide cases occurring in the previous year and reported before this date in Hong Kong. SN - 0277-6715 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/14748039/Estimation_of_reporting_delay_and_suicide_incidence_in_Hong_Kong_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -