TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt among palestinian adolescents: Across-sectional study
JO  - World Journal of Medical Sciences
A1  - Ghrayeb, F.A.W.
A1  - Mohamed Rusli, A.
A1  - Mohd Ismail, I.
A1  - Rifai, A.A.
SP  - 261
EP  - 266
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
N2  - Although suicide behavior is a major public health priority in many developed countries, it remains largely ignored and underestimated in developing countries, especially among impoverished rural population. Thus, it is a major public health concern in its own, calling for urgent suicide intervention strategies. A descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health-related behavior among 720 Palestinian school adolescents in Tarqumia. Students in the 7th through 11th grades (n=720, aged 13-17 years) in 4 public secondary and high schools anonymously completed the Arabic version of the international Global School-Based Health Survey. <br><br>RESULTS revealed high prevalence rate (24.58%) of suicide ideation and suicide attempt (25.28%) among Palestinian adolescents, where males were at high risk. The prevalence of felt lonely was reported by 25.28% of male and female adolescents. Further work is needed to reduce the escalating ideation and trend of suicide among the most vulnerable populations. Hopefully this study will contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon and to the development of prevention strategies. © IDOSI Publications, 2014.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1817-3055
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5829/idosi.wjms.2014.10.3.82386
ID  - ref1
ER  -