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Farmers' suicides in Maharashtra, India : a mixed-method study leading to policy suggestions / Srijit Mishra.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mishra, Srijit, 1969- author.
- Series:
- SAGE research methods. Cases.
- SAGE research methods. Cases
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Farmers--Suicidal behavior--India--Maharashtra--Research--Case studies.
- Farmers.
- Mixed methods research--Case studies.
- Mixed methods research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications, 2014.
- Summary:
- This case is a description of method used in a study on farmers' suicides in Maharashtra, India. Since this is a sensitive topic, the study tried to incorporate multiple perspectives by being open to suggestions from different views. It shows how the available data on suicides and population from different sources were combined to arrive at an estimate of suicide mortality rate for farmers and non-farmers. It also explains the survey design to capture risk factors associated with suicide incidence as also in making comparisons of suicide cases with controls.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 10, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9781473929968 (ebook) :
- OCLC:
- 953359744
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