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 …

Introduction Research on factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts has
been conducted largely in developed countries. Research on West African countries in …

Background Attempted and completed suicide constitute a major public health problem
among young people world-wide, including South Africa (SA). Suicide attempt and …

Background: Despite being recognized by the World Health Organization as a significant
social and health concern, information on suicidal behaviours in Nigerian adolescents is …

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 …

To plan effective school-based adolescent suicide prevention strategies, there is need for
valid epidemiology data. The aim of this study was to estimate the current (1 month) …

Background and objective: Suicide among children has been a major issue and the statistics
are considerably alarming. However, no studies have been conducted in Swaziland on …

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 …

Background: Research evidence on suicide in Ghana so far has focused mostly on suicide
in the adult population and less work on the younger population such as university students …

Background Adolescent suicidal behaviour is a neglected public health issue especially in
middle-and low-income countries. Informed policy decision-making on suicidal behaviour …