TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in subjects aged 15-19 in Lomé (Togo)
JO  - BMC research notes
A1  - Darré, Tchin
A1  - Consuela, Koffi Assaba Cinthia
A1  - Saka, Bayaki
A1  - Djiwa, Toukilnan
A1  - Ekouévi, Koumavi Didier
A1  - Napo-Koura, Gado
SP  - e187
EP  - e187
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to study the epidemiological and clinical profile of adolescents with suicidal thoughts, with or without suicide attempts, and to identify associated factors. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 155 (16.5%) of the 941 adolescents interviewed had suicidal thoughts. The average age of the respondents was 18 ± 2.1 years. The sex ratio (m/f) was 1.4. With regard to marital status, 70.2% were single and 29.8% were in a relationship with a cohabiting partner. Family history of suicide was reported in 40%. In their personal history, eight were infected with HIV, three were chronic ethylic and two were diabetics. Forty-six (29.7%) of the 155 adolescents who had suicidal ideation had ever had a suicide attempt. Teens affected by suicide lived in a boarding school in 25.8%, with one parent in 23.9% and 50.3% with both parents. Factors associated with suicide attempts were female sex (p = 0.0107), age over 18 years (p = 0.0177), living in a couple (p = 0.0316), underlying immunodepression (HIV infection, p = 0.0059, sickle cell disease, p = 0.0043) and having a family history of suicides (p = 0.0461).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1756-0500
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4233-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -