Prevalence and associated factors of suicide ideation and attempt among adolescent high school students in Dangila Town, Northwest Ethiopia

T Amare, S Meseret Woldeyhannes, K Haile… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Suicide is a major public health problem and is common among adolescents
worldwide. The true extent of the problem in Ethiopia is difficult to ascertain as suicides and …

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 behavior and associated factors among students in Mettu University, South West Ethiopia, 2019: An institutional based cross-sectional study

Z Abdu, M Hajure, D Desalegn - Psychology research and behavior …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death worldwide. It is a public
health issue that is estimated to contribute more than 2.4% to the global burden of disease …

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 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 …

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 …

Suicidal ideation among school-attending adolescents in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

AC Dunlavy, EO Aquah, ML Wilson - Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2015 - ajol.info
Background: Suicidal ideation is an understudied risk factor for suicidal intent. The present
study investigates the patterns and risk factors for suicidal ideation among a sample of …

Prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide in the general population of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BB Bifftu, BT Tiruneh, BA Dachew… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Ethiopia, in spite of the high burden of suicide related-adverse effect,
substantial variability in the reported prevalence of individual studies about suicidal ideation …

Socio-demographic characteristics, clinical profile and prevalence of existing mental illness among suicide attempters attending emergency services at two hospitals …

M Ayehu, T Solomon, K Lemma - International journal of mental health …, 2017 - Springer
Background Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide. It contributes for more than
one million deaths each year. Since previous suicidal attempt was considered as the best …

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 …