Suicidal behaviours among in-school adolescents in Mozambique: Cross-sectional evidence of the prevalence and predictors using the Global School-Based Health …

AA Seidu, H Amu, LK Dadzie, A Amoah, BO Ahinkorah… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Despite interventions by low and middle-income countries toward the
achievement of the global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on promoting mental …

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 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 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 …

High risk of suicide among high-school learners in uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

N Khuzwayo, M Taylor, C Connolly - South African Medical Journal, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background. Worldwide, suicide affects the most vulnerable populations, including
adolescents and young adults. It is estimated that suicide will contribute more than 2% to the …

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 …

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 …

[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 …