@article{ref1,
title="Suicide ideation and psychosocial distress in sub-Saharan African youth",
journal="American journal of health behavior",
year="2011",
author="Page, Randy M. and West, Joshua H.",
volume="35",
number="2",
pages="129-141",
abstract="Objectives: To determine if there is an association between psychosocial distress, health-risk behaviors and 12-month suicidal ideation among sub-Saharan African adolescents Methods: Subjects included a cross-national sample of adolescents (N=25,568) representing 7 African countries who completed the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS). Results: Students with 3-4 psychosocial distress indicators were 4-5 times more likely to report suicide ideation or having made a suicide plan, and those with 4-5 risky health behaviors were 2.5-3.5 times more likely. Conclusions: Interventions designed to identify African adolescents with cumulative psychosocial distress indicators and risky health behaviors have potential as effective suicide prevention strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-3244",
doi="10.5993/AJHB.35.2.1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.35.2.1"
}