Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania
Suicide attempts among adolescents are common and can lead to death. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with suicide attempts among secondary school-going adolescents in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. The study used data from two repeated regional school-b...
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| author | Jackline Shirima Lisbeth Mhando Rehema Mavura Innocent B. Mboya James S. Ngocho |
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| description | Suicide attempts among adolescents are common and can lead to death. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with suicide attempts among secondary school-going adolescents in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. The study used data from two repeated regional school-based student health surveys (RSHS), conducted in 2019 (Survey 1) and 2022 (Survey 2). Data were analyzed for secondary school students aged 13 to 17 years from four districts of the Kilimanjaro region. The study included 4188 secondary school-going adolescents: 3182 in Survey 1 and 1006 in Survey 2. The mean age in Survey 1 was 14 years and the median age in Survey 2 was 17 years (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The overall prevalence of suicide attempts was 3.3% (3.0% in Survey 1 and 4.2% in Survey 2). Female adolescents had higher odds of suicide attempts (aOR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.2–5.5), as did those who felt lonely (aOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.0–3.6), had ever been worried (aOR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.0–3.5), or had ever been bullied (aOR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.2–4.1). Suicidal attempts are prevalent among secondary school-going adolescents in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. In-school programs should be established to prevent such attempts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2eb02d7cbdaf4881bd8c40c48516647a2023-11-17T18:20:39ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-03-0113428810.3390/bs13040288Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern TanzaniaJackline Shirima0Lisbeth Mhando1Rehema Mavura2Innocent B. Mboya3James S. Ngocho4Department of Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi P.O. Box 2240, TanzaniaDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi P.O. Box 2240, TanzaniaDepartment of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Moshi P.O. Box 3010, TanzaniaDepartment of Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi P.O. Box 2240, TanzaniaDepartment of Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi P.O. Box 2240, TanzaniaSuicide attempts among adolescents are common and can lead to death. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with suicide attempts among secondary school-going adolescents in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. The study used data from two repeated regional school-based student health surveys (RSHS), conducted in 2019 (Survey 1) and 2022 (Survey 2). Data were analyzed for secondary school students aged 13 to 17 years from four districts of the Kilimanjaro region. The study included 4188 secondary school-going adolescents: 3182 in Survey 1 and 1006 in Survey 2. The mean age in Survey 1 was 14 years and the median age in Survey 2 was 17 years (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The overall prevalence of suicide attempts was 3.3% (3.0% in Survey 1 and 4.2% in Survey 2). Female adolescents had higher odds of suicide attempts (aOR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.2–5.5), as did those who felt lonely (aOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.0–3.6), had ever been worried (aOR = 1.9, 95% CI 1.0–3.5), or had ever been bullied (aOR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.2–4.1). Suicidal attempts are prevalent among secondary school-going adolescents in the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. In-school programs should be established to prevent such attempts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/4/288suicide attemptadolescentsglobal school-based student health surveyregional school-based student health surveyKilimanjaroTanzania |
| spellingShingle | Jackline Shirima Lisbeth Mhando Rehema Mavura Innocent B. Mboya James S. Ngocho Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania Behavioral Sciences suicide attempt adolescents global school-based student health survey regional school-based student health survey Kilimanjaro Tanzania |
| title | Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania |
| title_full | Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania |
| title_short | Suicidal Attempts among Secondary School-Going Adolescents in Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania |
| title_sort | suicidal attempts among secondary school going adolescents in kilimanjaro region northern tanzania |
| topic | suicide attempt adolescents global school-based student health survey regional school-based student health survey Kilimanjaro Tanzania |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/4/288 |
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