@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa",
journal="Death studies",
year="2019",
author="Bantjes, Jason and Breet, Elsie and Saal, Wylene and Lochner, Christine and Roos, Janine and Taljaard, Lian and Mortier, Philippe and Auerbach, Randy P. and Bruffaerts, Ronny and Kessler, Ronald C. and Stein, Dan J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Supplemental data for this article can be accessed on the publisher's website.We used a cross-sectional web-based survey and discrete-time survival analysis with person-year as unit of analysis and retrospective age-of-onset reports to estimate prevalence and predictors of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt, and transitions from ideation to plan and attempt among South African university students (<i>n</i> = 1402). The lifetime prevalence of ideation, plan, and attempt were 46.4% (<i>n =</i> 650), 26.5% (<i>n =</i> 372), and 8.6% (<i>n =</i> 120), respectively. Multiple temporally primary mental disorders predicted subsequent onset of suicidality and transitions from ideation to plan and attempt. <br><br>RESULTS highlight the need for campus-based suicide prevention in South Africa, vulnerability of historically disadvantaged students, and the importance of promoting mental health in suicide prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2019.1701143",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1701143"
}