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Table 2 Factors associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents in Guyana, 2004

From: Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Guyana: results from a cross sectional study

 

Unadjusted odds ratios with 95% CI

 

Total

Males

Females

Age (years)

   

   <14

1.00

1.00

1.00

   14

0.88 [0.59, 1.31]

0.82 [0.42, 1.60]

0.91 [0.56, 0.49]

   15

0.85 [0.58, 1.26]

0.73 [0.37, 1.43]

0.90 [0.56, 1.46]

   ≥16

0.70 [0.39, 1.26]

0.41 [0.16, 1.03]

1.28 [0.59, 2.75]

Gender

   

   Females

1.00

-

-

   Males

0.64 [0.46, 0.87]

-

-

Close friends

   

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

0.58 [0.35, 0.95]

0.43 [0.20, 0.96]

0.72 [0.38, 1.34]

Smoking

   

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

1.85 [1.08, 3.19]

1.66 [0.77, 3.56]

3.25 [1.41, 7.50]

Alcohol use

   

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

1.70 [1.25, 2.30]

2.09 [1.21, 3.61]

1.93 [1.31, 2.83]

Bullied

   

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

2.87 [2.06, 3.99]

2.25 [1.26, 4.02]

3.62 [2.42, 5.42]

Depression

   

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

2.87 [2.06, 3.99]

2.25 [1.26, 4.02]

3.62 [2.42, 5.42]

Understanding parents

   

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

0.45 [0.32, 0.62]

0.50 [0.29, 0.88]

0.41 [0.27, 0.62]