Citation

Abdul Aziz FA, Abd Razak MA, Ahmad NA, Awaluddin SM, Lodz NA, Sooryanarayana R, Shahein NA, Mohamad Kasim N, Abd Wahab N, Jamaluddin R. Asia Pac. J. Public Health 2019; 31(8 Suppl): 73S-79S.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1010539519862161

PMID

31353928

Abstract

Various factors contribute to suicidal attempt. This study aims to determine the relationship between suicidal attempt and its associated factors among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. Data from the National Health and Morbidity 2017 survey were analyzed. This survey was implemented as a nationwide school-based survey targeting adolescents 13 to 17 years old. Descriptive and multiple logistic regression analysis was done using SPSS version 20. A total of 27 399 adolescents participated in this survey. The prevalence of suicidal attempt was 6.9% (95% confidence interval = 6.2-7.7). Multivariate analysis found that the odds of suicidal attempt among adolescent with depression is 4.3 (adjusted odds ratio = 4.3; 95% confidence interval = 3.9-4.8). Other significant factors are young adolescent, non-Malay ethnicities especially Indian, adolescent with parents living apart, and those without peer support and parental connectedness. A holistic approach for the planning of preventative strategies and public health policies should be made according to these risk factors.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; Female; Male; Students; Schools; Adolescent; Depression; Health Surveys; Malaysia; Prevalence; Suicide, Attempted; depression; suicidal attempt; adolescent health; school-going adolescents; national health and morbidity survey