Suicide attempt and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Mozambique

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15345802
AutoresPengpid (0000-0002-7714-8869, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand), Karl Peltzer (0000-0002-5980-0876, Ton Duc Thang University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen30
Número2
Páginas130-134
Fecha de publicación2020-03-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2020.1746569
OpenAlexW3022250959
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas17

The study estimated the prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in the past year in adolescents in Mozambique. We utilised a cross-sectional national secondary data set (N = 1 918; median age 15 years, interquartile range =3 years) from the 2015 Mozambique Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS). Results indicate a prevalence of 18.0% (17.6% among boys and 20.0% among girls) suicide attempts in the past year. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, bullying victimisation in the past month, current tobacco use, and past 12-month injury were associated with suicide attempts. Almost one in five of the students had attempted suicide in the past year. Suicide prevention strategies with school students should prioritise their experience of bullying and substance use

Environmental health · Interquartile range · Logistic regression · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide attempt · Suicide prevention · Victimisation · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies