Prevalence of suicidal behaviour among students living in Muslim-majority countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing suicidal behaviours among students would help to understand the burden and enhance suicide prevention.

Aims

We aimed to determine the prevalence of suicidal behaviour among students living in Muslim-majority countries.

Method

We followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A systematic search was conducted in Medline, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Meta-analyses were performed to pool the lifetime, 1-year and point prevalence rates for suicidal ideation, plans and attempts.

Results

From 80 studies, 98 separate samples were included in this analysis. The majority (n = 49) were from the Eastern Mediterranean, and 61 samples were of university students. The pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation was 21.9

SUBMITTER: Arafat SMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10134265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature