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Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa.
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Death Studies . 2022, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p816-823. 8p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07481187
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Death Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155952499
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1701143