Suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents: a nationally representative population-based study of youth in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very little research has described risk of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among transgender youth using high-quality, nationally representative data. We aimed to assess risk of suicidality among transgender and sexual minority adolescents in Canada.

Methods

We analyzed a subsample of adolescents aged 15-17 years from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey. We defined participants' transgender identity (self-reported gender different from sex assigned at birth) and sexual minority status (self-reported attraction to people of the same gender) as exposures, and their self-reported previous-year suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempt as outcomes.

Results

We included 6800 adolesc

SUBMITTER: Kingsbury M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9177208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature