The purpose of this study is to examine the factors associated with suicidal ideation among
youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. Analyses are based on cross-sectional survey …

While suicidal behavior is recognized as a growing public health problem world-wide, little is
known about the prevalence and risk factors for suicidal behaviors among street and slum …

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 …

Background Youth living in the slums of Kampala face many adversities, such as dire
environmental conditions, poverty, and lack of government infrastructure. Objective The …

Background: Suicidal behavior in adolescence is a public health concern and has serious
consequences for adolescents and their families. There is, however, a paucity of data on this …

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 …

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 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 …

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

A cross sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and correlates of suicidal
ideation among in~ school adolescents in Zambia. Backward logistic regression analysis …