Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa
Bantjes, J Breet, E Saal, W Lochner, C Roos, J Taljaard, L Mortier, P Auerbach, R.P Bruffaerts, R Kessler, R.C
Bantjes, J
Breet, E
Saal, W
Lochner, C
Roos, J
Taljaard, L
Mortier, P
Auerbach, R.P
Bruffaerts, R
Kessler, R.C
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We used a cross-sectional web-based survey and discrete-time survival analysis with person-year as unit of analysis and retrospective age-of-onset reports to estimate prevalence and predictors of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt, and transitions from ideation to plan and attempt among South African university students (n = 1402). The lifetime prevalence of ideation, plan, and attempt were 46.4% (n = 650), 26.5% (n = 372), and 8.6% (n = 120), respectively. Multiple temporally primary mental disorders predicted subsequent onset of suicidality and transitions from ideation to plan and attempt. Results highlight the need for campus-based suicide prevention in South Africa, vulnerability of historically disadvantaged students, and the importance of promoting mental health in suicide prevention.
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2019-12-17
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Taylor & Francis
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Suicidal behaviour, Non-fatal suicide, First year university
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Bantjes J, Breet E, Saal W, Lochner C, Roos J, Taljaard L, Mortier P, Auerbach RP, Bruffaerts R, Kessler RC, Stein DJ. Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa. Death Studies. 2022;46(4):816-23. DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1701143.
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