TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Suicide ideation and psychosocial distress in sub-Saharan African youth
JO  - American journal of health behavior
A1  - Page, Randy M.
A1  - West, Joshua H.
SP  - 129
EP  - 141
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-3244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.35.2.1
ID  - ref1
ER  -