Do Cigarette smoking and amphetamine use predict suicide behaviors among adolescents in Liberia? Findings from a national cross-sectional survey

T Basiru, I Adereti, O Umudi, A Ezeokoli… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of amphetamine use and cigarette
smoking and their relationships with suicidal behaviors (thoughts, plans, and attempts) …

[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 …

Drug use and reported suicide ideation and attempt among Kosovar adolescents

A Arenliu, K Kelmendi, M Haskuka, T Halimi… - Journal of Substance …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Suicide among adolescents continues to be a serious problem. Studies have found that
substance use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs is associated with suicide ideation and …

[HTML][HTML] Suicide ideation and/or attempt with substance use and associated factors among the youth in northwest Ethiopia, community-based

M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Substance use is referring to the use of psychoactive substances like chat,
cigarettes, alcohol, and others. The use of substances particularly (alcohol, chat, and …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between the early initiation of substance use and attempted suicide among in-school adolescents in seven low-or middle-income African …

L Li, Y Zhao, M Shi, Y Wang - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Preventing suicide among adolescents is an urgent global public-health
challenge, especially in Africa. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Single and multiple suicide attempts: prevalence and correlates in school-going adolescents in Liberia in 2017

S Pengpid, K Peltzer - Psychology research and behavior …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background This investigation aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of single
and multiple suicide attempts among adolescents in Liberia. Methods Cross-sectional …

[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] Correlates of suicide attempts in Filipino youths: An analysis based on the 2015 global school-based student health survey

JG Lagman, M Gara, R Baweja, WJ Kim - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is a lower incidence of suicide in the Philippines compared to other
developed/developing countries, but the trend has been increasing. This study aims to …

[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 …