Citation

Chen JM, Ai M, Kuang L, Wang MJ, Shen Y, Li DQ, Gao XX, Li XM, Philips MR, Niu YJ. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2010; 31(3): 290-293.

Affiliation

Center of Psychological Health, First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Zhonghua yi xue hui)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20510055

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and risk factors for suicide ideation among college students in Chongqing city. METHODS: Data on suicide ideation and related factors were collected from 9808 college students at 11 colleges randomly selected in Chongqing. A multiple logistic regression model was used to identify risk factors for suicide ideation. RESULTS: 1279 (13.0%) of the 9808 students reported suicide ideation and the constituent ratio of boys and girls was 3:4 whilerisk factors for suicide ideation were ranked as follows: high frequency of feeling hopeless in prior year (OR = 5.07, 95%CI: 4.27 - 6.02); having psychological problems in recent 1 month that affecting daily lives and learning (2.07, 1.79 - 2.38); relatives having suicide behavior (1.77, 1.52 - 2.08); having had sexual experience (1.95, 1.65 - 2.30); being female (1.66, 1.45 - 1.90) and friends who had had suicide attempts (1.46, 1.28 - 1.67); having diseases in the last 1 month that affecting daily lives and learning (1.29, 1.08 - 1.52). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of suicide ideation among these college students was high that calls the development, implementation and assessment of suicide prevention plans for college students that focusing on the risk factors identified for suicide ideation.

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