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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Suicidal ideations and attempts among adolescents in Kampala urban settlements in Uganda: a case study of adolescents receiving care from the Uganda Youth …

P Bukuluki, S Wandiembe, P Kisaakye… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There is an increasing recognition that suicidal ideation is a major public health concern in
sub-Saharan Africa. We employed a case study design, taking a case study of adolescents …

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 …

Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Guyana: results from a cross sectional study

E Rudatsikira, AS Muula, S Siziya - Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in …, 2007 - Springer
Background Adolescent suicidal behaviour is a neglected public health issue especially in
middle-and low-income countries. Informed policy decision-making on suicidal behaviour …

Suicidal ideation and associated factors among school-going adolescents in rural Uganda

E Rudatsikira, AS Muula, S Siziya, J Twa-Twa - BMC psychiatry, 2007 - Springer
Background Mental health is a neglected area of health research and practice in most of sub-
Saharan African countries where the largest burden of morbidity is from infectious diseases …

Factors associated with suicide in four West African countries among adolescent students: an analysis using the global school-based student health survey

I Diallo, LR Aldridge, J Bass, LB Adams… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Globally, suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents, with the highest
burden of suicide occurring in Africa. Despite this, little is known about the epidemiology of …