Suicidal behaviours among adolescents from 90 countries: a pooled analysis of the global school-based student health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the burden and determinants of suicide during adolescence is key to achieving global health goals. We examined the prevalence and determinants of self-reported suicidal ideation and attempts among younger (13-15 years) and older adolescents (16-17 years).

Methods

Pooled prevalence estimates with 95% confidence interval, were calculated for suicide ideation and attempts for 118 surveys from 90 countries that administered the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) to adolescents (13-17 years of age) from 2003 to 2017. Indicators (including individual and social factors) associated with suicidal ideation and attempts were determined from multivariable linear regressions on key outcomes.

Results

The prevalence of suicidal ideation repres

SUBMITTER: Campisi SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416394 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature