Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa.
Death Stud
; 46(4): 816-823, 2022.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31845836
ABSTRACT
Supplemental data for this article can be accessed on the publisher's website.We used a cross-sectional web-based survey and discrete-time survival analysis with person-year as unit of analysis and retrospective age-of-onset reports to estimate prevalence and predictors of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt, and transitions from ideation to plan and attempt among South African university students (n = 1402). The lifetime prevalence of ideation, plan, and attempt were 46.4% (n = 650), 26.5% (n = 372), and 8.6% (n = 120), respectively. Multiple temporally primary mental disorders predicted subsequent onset of suicidality and transitions from ideation to plan and attempt. Results highlight the need for campus-based suicide prevention in South Africa, vulnerability of historically disadvantaged students, and the importance of promoting mental health in suicide prevention.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicide, Attempted
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Suicidal Ideation
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Death Stud
Journal subject:
PSICOLOGIA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
South Africa