Global variation in the prevalence of suicidal ideation, anxiety and their correlates among adolescents: A population based study of 82 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicidal ideation and anxiety are common among adolescents although their prevalence has predominantly been studied in high income countries. This study estimated the population prevalence of suicidal ideation and anxiety and their correlates with peer support, parent-adolescent relationship, peer victimization, conflict, isolation and loneliness across a range of low-income, lower-middle-income, upper-middle-income countries and high-income countries (LMIC-HICs).

Methods

Data were drawn from the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) of adolescents aged 12-17 years between 2003 and 2015 in 82 LM-HICs from the six World Health Organization (WHO) regions. For those countries with repeated time point data in this study, we used data from the most recent su

SUBMITTER: Biswas T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7525128 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature