Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa
2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 46; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/07481187.2019.1701143
ISSN1091-7683
AutoresJason Bantjes, Elsie Breet, Wylene Saal, Christine Löchner, Janine Roos, Lian Taljaard, Philippe Mortier, Randy P. Auerbach, Ronny Bruffaerts, Ronald C. Kessler, Dan J. Stein,
Tópico(s)Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
ResumoSupplemental 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.
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