Relationship Between the Early Initiation of Substance Use and Attempted Suicide Among in-School Adolescents in Seven Low- or Middle-Income African Countries: An Analysis of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey Data

Relationship Between the Early Initiation of Substance Use and Attempted Suicide Among in-School Adolescents in Seven Low- or Middle-Income African Countries: An Analysis of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey Data

Background: Preventing suicide among adolescents is an urgent global public-health challenge, especially in Africa. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the early initiation (< 12 years old) of substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and drug use)...

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Main Authors: Lian Li, Yuanzhi Zhao, Meijun Shi, Yucheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
attempted suicide
early initiation of substance use
adolescents
Africa
LMICs
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.753824/full

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