[HTML][HTML] Suicidal behaviours among adolescents in Liberia

ENB Quarshie, HK Onyeaka, K Oppong Asante - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Background Whereas suicide remains in the top 12 leading causes of death among young
people aged 10–24 in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about suicidal behaviours among …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide attempts and behavioral correlates among a nationally representative sample of school-attending adolescents in the Republic of Malawi

MA Shaikh, J Lloyd, E Acquah, KL Celedonia… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background Suicide is among the top causes of adolescent mortality worldwide. While
correlates of suicidal behavior are better understood and delineated in upper-income …

[HTML][HTML] Suicidal behaviors in a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents aged 12–17 years in Eswatini

ENB Quarshie, P Atorkey, KPV García, SA Lomotey… - Trends in …, 2022 - Springer
The burgeoning body of evidence suggests that the aggregated 12-month prevalence
estimates of suicidal behaviors (ideation, planning, and attempt) are relatively higher among …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescent suicidal behaviour in Namibia: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and correlates among 3,152 school learners aged 12–17 years

ENB Quarshie, NEY Dey, K Oppong Asante - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background While adolescent suicidal behaviour (ideation, planning, and attempt) remains
a global public health concern, available county-specific evidence on the phenomenon from …

[HTML][HTML] Suicidal behaviour and related risk factors among school-aged youth in the Republic of Benin

JR Randall, D Doku, ML Wilson, K Peltzer - PLoS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Research on factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts has
been conducted largely in developed countries. Research on West African countries in …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide and related health risk behaviours among school learners in South Africa: Results from the 2002 and 2008 national youth risk behaviour surveys

HN Shilubane, RAC Ruiter, B van den Borne… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Attempted and completed suicide constitute a major public health problem
among young people world-wide, including South Africa (SA). Suicide attempt and …

Epidemiology of suicidal behaviours amongst school-going adolescents in post-conflict Sierra Leone

KO Asante, ENB Quarshie, HK Onyeaka - Journal of affective disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Children and young people living in post-conflict contexts are at an increased
risk of suicidal behaviours (ideations and attempts). Not much is known about the extent of …

[HTML][HTML] Suicidal ideation and associated factors among school-going adolescents in rural Ghana

ENB Quarshie, SK Odame - Current Psychology, 2023 - Springer
Suicidal ideation is a critical risk for attempted suicide and eventual suicide. Little is known
about suicidal ideation among rural adolescents in most sub-Saharan African countries. We …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among students in sub-Saharan Africa

JB Palmier - 2011 - scholarworks.gsu.edu
OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among youth
in sub-Saharan Africa and to evaluate differences in such prevalence and correlates of …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviours (ideation, plan and attempt) among adolescents in senior high schools in Ghana

KO Asante, N Kugbey, J Osafo, ENB Quarshie… - SSM-population …, 2017 - Elsevier
Suicide is recognised as the third leading cause of death among adolescents globally.
There is however limited data on the prevalence and factors associated with suicide …