Personal and interpersonal factors related to suicidal ideation among rural vietnamese adolescents.
PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL FACTORS RELATED TO SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG RURAL VIETNAMESE ADOLESCENTS.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Nov;47(6):1366-78
Authors: Lee H
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the level of suicidal ideation
and its personal, peer- and family-related factors among rural Vietnamese adolescents.
A self-administered survey was conducted with 171 students from two
middle schools in two communes of Quang-Tri Province in Vietnam. Suicidal
ideation and risk factors were measured using the Vietnamese version of the
World Health Organization (WHO) Global School-based Student Health Survey
(GSHS). The data were analyzed by chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.
The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 14.2%, and no gender differences were
found. The major risk factors associated with suicidal ideation were feelings of
loneliness, having no close friends, and parental drinking. The findings suggest
that student interpersonal skills, and family and community involvement are
key considerations for the development of a suicide prevention program for this
population. Further research is suggested to develop and evaluate a school-based
culturally adaptive suicide prevention program.
PMID: 29634201 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
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