@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among in-school adolescents in Guatemala",
journal="Psychology research and behavior management",
year="2019",
author="Pengpid, Supa and Peltzer, Karl",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="523-529",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aim of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of past 12-month suicide attempts and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Guatemala. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the 2014 &quot;Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS)&quot; included 4,274 students (median age 14 years, interquartile range=2 years) that were representative of all middle school students in Guatemala. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of past 12-month suicide attempt was 16.6%, 12.2% among boys and 20.2% among girls. Among students with a suicide attempt in the past year, 52.8% had a suicide plan in the past year. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, male sex and loneliness were associated with past 12-month suicide attempt, and among boys, none of the variables, and among girls, loneliness and current alcohol use were associated with past 12-month suicide attempt. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A high prevalence and several specific factors associated with suicide attempt were identified which can help in guiding preventive strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1179-1578",
doi="10.2147/PRBM.S212648",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S212648"
}