Predicting self-harm and suicide ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: a nationwide survey report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is estimated that 77.0% of suicide cases occurred in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), which would increase because of the COVID-19 pandemic and socioeconomic inequity. However, there is lack of reports on this topic from LMICs, especially during the pandemic. Therefore, this nationwide study aimed to explore self-harm and suicide ideation and its predictive variables during the pandemic in Indonesia as a MIC with the highest COVID-19 fatality rate in Asia.

Methods

Non-random sampling online survey was conducted nationwide between 25 May and 16 June 2021. The collected data were demographic variables (i.e. age group), loneliness from social isolation using The UCLA Loneliness Scale Six Items (ULS-6), and self-harm and suicide ideation using item 9 of The

SUBMITTER: Liem A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051849 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature