Prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation among students taking university entrance tests: revisited and a study based on Geographic Information System data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A previous study identified students taking Bangladeshi university entrance tests as a vulnerable group at a higher risk of suicidal behaviours before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the impact of the pandemic on the magnitude of these behaviours among this population remains unexplored.

Aims

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among Bangladeshi university entrance test takers following the pandemic. In addition, an approach based on Geographic Information System (GIS) data was used to visualise the distribution of suicidal ideation across the country.

Methods

A cross-sectional approach was used to collect data among participants taking the entrance test at Jahangirnagar University in September 2022. Us

SUBMITTER: Nahrin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375905 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature