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Suicidal Ideation and Associated Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emmanuel Rudatsikira --- Loma Linda University, Seter Siziya --- University of Zambia, Adamson S. Muula --- University of Malawi,This study determined the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe. Data on 1970 respondents were obtained from a cross sectional study of the Global School-based health survey. Respondents were selected using a two-stage... -
Gender Differences in PTSD diagnostic Criteria and Suicidal Ideation in a South African Police Sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Renier Steyn --- University of South Africa,The study examined gender effects on PTSD symptoms to predict of suicidal ideation in a sample of South African police. A male (N = 161) and a female group (N = 56) of South African police officers were assessed by... -
The correlates of safe sex practices among Rwandan youth: a positive deviance approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stella Babalola --- Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), United States of America David Awasum --- , Rwanda Brigitte Quenum-Renaud --- , RwandaThis paper presents the results of a 2001 sample survey and uses an ideation model to identify the factors affecting primary sexual abstinence and condom use among Rwandan youth. The findings showed that urban residence and age negatively influence primary... -
Suicide ideation and depression in university students in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Iram Korb --- Department of Psychology, Botswana Ilse Elisabeth Plattner --- Department of Psychology, BotswanaThe study aimed at exploring suicide ideation and its relationship to depression in university students in Botswana. Data were collected from 122 undergraduate students (68.9% females, 31.1% males) with a mean age of 20.02 years. Depressive symptoms were measured with... -
Prevalence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among postpartum HIV-positive women in health facilities, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its associated factors in postpartum HIV-positive women in South Africa . A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 580 HIV positive postnatal women (M = 28... -
Clinical correlates of suicidality among individuals with HIV infection and AIDS disease in Mbarara, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Brian Mishara --- Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia and Psychology Department, CanadaThe association between suicidality and HIV/AIDS has been demonstrated for three decades, but little is know about risk factors that can help understand this association and help identify who is most at risk. Few research studies have been conducted in... -
Resilience and suicide ideation: Coping mediator-moderator effects among adolescent learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Reinier Moolman --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe current study aimed to investigate the influence of coping on the relationship between resilience and adolescent suicide ideation among secondary learners in the Free State Province, South Africa (n = 495; female = 61.6%; black = 55%, white =... -
Suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts: Prevalence and associated factors in school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone in 2017
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Supa Pengpid --- , ThailandThe study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among middle school students in Sierra Leone. We accessed an existing data set of 2 798 adolescents (median age = 15 years) that responded to... -
Barriers, benefits, and behaviour: Voluntary medical male circumcision ideation in a population-based sample of Zambian men
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph G Rosen --- , USA Maria A Carrasco --- , USA Ariana M Traub --- , USA E ‘Kuor Kumoji --- , USAReaching ambitious voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) coverage targets requires a deeper understanding of the multifaceted processes shaping men’s willingness to access VMMC. Guided by the Ideation Model for Health Communication, this population-based study identifies correlates of Zambian men’s future... -
Risk and protective factors of suicide ideation and attempts among justice-involved black girls: A latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Lin Liu --- University of Florida, United States of AmericaBackground: Justice-involved female youth from minority racial groups are a hard-to-reach youth population that are removed from schools, families, and communities. They are under-represented in school survey data. The present study aimed to utilise the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide to... -
Thoughts of suicide and self-harm: A national study on young people presenting to non-paediatric acute hospitals in Ireland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Katerina Kavalidou --- , Ireland James O’Mahony --- University College Cork, Ireland Sally-Ann Lovejoy --- , Ireland Fiona McNicholas --- University College Dublin, Ireland Vincent Russell --- , IrelandBackground: In Ireland, acute hospital emergency departments (ED) become the default service for youth aged 16 to 18 years; and in the absence of paediatric EDs, for youth under 16 years. No previous research has explored adolescent presentations to non-paediatric... -
Prevalence of and factors associated with loneliness, anxiety-induced sleep disturbance, and suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Panama
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ishrar Tahmin Anika --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Habiba Islam --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Khalid Hasan --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, BangladeshBackground: In recent years, mental health issues among adolescents have gained significant attention. Like many other nations, Panama is experiencing a growing prevalence of these challenges within its youth. It is crucial to investigate the prevalence of, and the underlying...