Interpersonal violence and suicidality among former child soldiers and war-exposed civilian children in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide risk reduction is crucial for 15-29-year-old youth, who account for 46% of suicide deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Suicide predictors in high-resource settings, specifically depression, do not adequately predict suicidality in these settings. We explored if interpersonal violence (IPV) was associated with suicidality, independent of depression, in Nepal.

Methods

A longitudinal cohort of child soldiers and matched civilian children, enrolled in 2007 after the People's War in Nepal, were re-interviewed in 2012. The Depression Self-Rating Scale and Composite International Diagnostic Interview assessed depression and suicidality, respectively. Non-verbal response cards were used to capture experiences of sexual and physical IPV.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bhardwaj A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5827420 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature