TY - JOUR
T1 - Socio-demographic, economic and mental health problems were risk factors for suicidal ideation among Kenyan students aged 15 plus
AU - Ndetei, David M.
AU - Mutiso, Victoria N.
AU - Weisz, John R.
AU - Okoth, Consolate A.
AU - Musyimi, Christine
AU - Muia, Esther N.
AU - Osborn, Tom L.
AU - Sourander, Andre
AU - Wasserman, Danuta
AU - Mamah, Daniel
N1 - Funding Information:
Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation for financial and logistical support; Administrative Heads of the Colleges and the University for permission for their students to participate; the community leadership for facilitating participation of students in high schools; the research assistants. Lydia Onsinyo, Rita Alietsi and and Grace Mutevu of AMHRTF for editorial assistance.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - Background: About a third of youth with suicidal ideation develop suicidal plans and about 60% of youth with suicidal plans make suicidal attempts. This study aimed to study different types of suicidal ideation and the risk factors in Kenyan youth. Methods: We studied a total of 9742 high school, college and university students using following self-administered instruments: - a researcher design socio-demographic questionnaire, Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ) to document psychiatric disorders and various types of suicidal ideas in previous two weeks, Washington Early Recognition Center Affectivity and Psychosis tool to assess stress, affectivity and psychosis, Wealth index questionnaire to document economic indicators based on household items for the families of the students. We used descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, bivariate logistic regression analysis and variables with a p-value of less than <.05 were entered into generalized linear models using logit links to identify independent predictors. Results: The overall prevalence of different types of suicidal ideation was (22.6%), major depression was found in 20.0%, affectivity, psychosis and stress was found in 10.4%, 8.7% and 26.0% respectively. Female gender, major depression, stress, affectivity and psychosis and being in high school were significant (p < 0.05) predictors of suicidal ideation. Limitations: This was a cross sectional study that focused only on suicidal ideas and associated economic factors and mental health disorders. It did not study suicidal behavior. Conclusion: Future studies are needed to study the progression from suicidal ideas to suicidal attempts and the factors associated with that progression.
AB - Background: About a third of youth with suicidal ideation develop suicidal plans and about 60% of youth with suicidal plans make suicidal attempts. This study aimed to study different types of suicidal ideation and the risk factors in Kenyan youth. Methods: We studied a total of 9742 high school, college and university students using following self-administered instruments: - a researcher design socio-demographic questionnaire, Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ) to document psychiatric disorders and various types of suicidal ideas in previous two weeks, Washington Early Recognition Center Affectivity and Psychosis tool to assess stress, affectivity and psychosis, Wealth index questionnaire to document economic indicators based on household items for the families of the students. We used descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, bivariate logistic regression analysis and variables with a p-value of less than <.05 were entered into generalized linear models using logit links to identify independent predictors. Results: The overall prevalence of different types of suicidal ideation was (22.6%), major depression was found in 20.0%, affectivity, psychosis and stress was found in 10.4%, 8.7% and 26.0% respectively. Female gender, major depression, stress, affectivity and psychosis and being in high school were significant (p < 0.05) predictors of suicidal ideation. Limitations: This was a cross sectional study that focused only on suicidal ideas and associated economic factors and mental health disorders. It did not study suicidal behavior. Conclusion: Future studies are needed to study the progression from suicidal ideas to suicidal attempts and the factors associated with that progression.
KW - Different types of suicidal ideas
KW - Kenya
KW - Risk factors
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.055
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.055
M3 - Article
C2 - 35032509
AN - SCOPUS:85123642449
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 302
SP - 74
EP - 82
JO - Journal of affective disorders
JF - Journal of affective disorders
ER -