Chronicity of self-harming behaviors among adolescent teenage girls living in refugee settlements in Northern Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-harming ideations demand targeted research due to their persistent nature, especially among female adolescents within refugee populations who face unique challenges that can exacerbate self-harming tendencies. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with self-harming ideations chronicity among female teenagers living in refugee settlement in Northern Uganda.

Method

This cross-sectional study used a pretested questionnaire to assess self-harming ideations and other demographic characteristics. Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with chronicity of self-harm ideations.

Results

Of 385 participants, the prevalence of self-harming ideations was 4.2% (n = 16) for acute, 8% (n = 31) for subacute, and 3.1% (n = 12) fo

SUBMITTER: Kaggwa MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253397 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature