Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Objective: to identify the prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students. Method: a systematic review with meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies based on the Joanna Briggs Institute proposal, and carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO and LILACS databases and...

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Main Authors: Marília de Oliveira Crispim, Cândida Maria Rodrigues dos Santos, Iracema da Silva Frazão, Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão, Rossana Carla Rameh de Albuquerque, Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli
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Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2021-11-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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author Marília de Oliveira Crispim
Cândida Maria Rodrigues dos Santos
Iracema da Silva Frazão
Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão
Rossana Carla Rameh de Albuquerque
Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli
author_facet Marília de Oliveira Crispim
Cândida Maria Rodrigues dos Santos
Iracema da Silva Frazão
Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão
Rossana Carla Rameh de Albuquerque
Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli
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description Objective: to identify the prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students. Method: a systematic review with meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies based on the Joanna Briggs Institute proposal, and carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO and LILACS databases and in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, with no language or year restrictions. A total of 2,942 publications were identified. Selection, data extraction and methodological evaluation of the studies were performed by two independent researchers. The meta-analysis was performed considering the random effects model. Results: eleven articles were included in this review. The prevalence variation for suicidal ideation was from 9.7% to 58.3% and, for attempted suicide, it was from 0.7% to 14.7%. The meta-analysis showed a 27.1% prevalence for suicidal ideation in life, 14.1% for ideation in the last year, and 3.1% for attempted suicide in life. Conclusion: the high prevalence of suicidal behavior, even with the considerable heterogeneity of the studies, raises the need to implement interventions aimed at preventing suicide and promoting mental health, especially in the academic environment.
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spelling doaj.art-6d8434e0f37d494bac37c6a4d4b4e8f52022-12-21T19:46:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452021-11-012910.1590/1518-8345.5320.3495Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysisMarília de Oliveira Crispimhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3931-0722Cândida Maria Rodrigues dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4196-7413Iracema da Silva Frazãohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-3753Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazãohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-7505Rossana Carla Rameh de Albuquerquehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5273-1476Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrellihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-1335Objective: to identify the prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students. Method: a systematic review with meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies based on the Joanna Briggs Institute proposal, and carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO and LILACS databases and in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, with no language or year restrictions. A total of 2,942 publications were identified. Selection, data extraction and methodological evaluation of the studies were performed by two independent researchers. The meta-analysis was performed considering the random effects model. Results: eleven articles were included in this review. The prevalence variation for suicidal ideation was from 9.7% to 58.3% and, for attempted suicide, it was from 0.7% to 14.7%. The meta-analysis showed a 27.1% prevalence for suicidal ideation in life, 14.1% for ideation in the last year, and 3.1% for attempted suicide in life. Conclusion: the high prevalence of suicidal behavior, even with the considerable heterogeneity of the studies, raises the need to implement interventions aimed at preventing suicide and promoting mental health, especially in the academic environment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692021000100608&tlng=ptSuicideSuicidal IdeationAttempted SuicideStudentsPrevalenceUniversities
spellingShingle Marília de Oliveira Crispim
Cândida Maria Rodrigues dos Santos
Iracema da Silva Frazão
Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão
Rossana Carla Rameh de Albuquerque
Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli
Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Suicide
Suicidal Ideation
Attempted Suicide
Students
Prevalence
Universities
title Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis
title_full Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis
title_fullStr Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis
title_short Prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students: A systematic review with meta-analysis
title_sort prevalence of suicidal behavior in young university students a systematic review with meta analysis
topic Suicide
Suicidal Ideation
Attempted Suicide
Students
Prevalence
Universities
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