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Suicidal Behaviour among School-Going Adolescents in Saint Lucia: Analysis of Prevalence and Associated Factors.
Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Amoadu, Mustapha; Obeng, Paul; Gbordzoe, Newton Isaac; Debrah, Timothy Pritchard; Ofori, Crescens Osei Bonsu; Hagan, John Elvis.
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  • Sarfo JO; Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana.
  • Amoadu M; Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana.
  • Obeng P; Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana.
  • Gbordzoe NI; School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon P.O. Box LG 13, Ghana.
  • Debrah TP; Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.
  • Ofori COB; Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon P.O. Box LG 13, Ghana.
  • Hagan JE; Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana.
Behav Sci (Basel) ; 13(7)2023 Jun 27.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37503982
Suicide poses a debilitating threat to adolescents' lives worldwide. Although suicide prevention efforts are evident globally, there is limited evidence on the prevalence and correlations of suicidal behaviour among school-going adolescents in Saint Lucia. We used a dataset from the 2018 Global School-based Student Health Survey to examine the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal behaviour among 1864 students from schools in Saint Lucia. Prevalence rates of 25.5%, 22.1%, and 17.5% were found for suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt, respectively. After adjusting for other factors, being male and having understanding parents were protective against suicidal behaviour. However, suicidal ideation was predicted by being physically attacked and bullied, parental guidance, tobacco use, loneliness, and worry. Moreover, being a victim of physical attacks and bullying, having close friends, being lonely, and worrying were predictive of making suicidal plans among adolescents. Attempting suicide was predicted by cigarette smoking, current use of tobacco and related products, bullying, having close friends, being lonely, and worrying. School-based preventive interventions are required to help address triggers of suicidal behaviour among adolescents in Saint Lucia and to help attain the targets for suicide prevention in the global Sustainable Development Goals.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Santa lucia Idioma: En Revista: Behav Sci (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Gana País de publicação: Suíça
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Santa lucia Idioma: En Revista: Behav Sci (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Gana País de publicação: Suíça