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Table 3 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

Variable

Adjusted odds ratios with 95% CI

Age (years)

 

   <14

1.00

   14

0.98 [0.60, 1.58]

   15

0.76 [0.49, 1.24]

   ≥16

0.96 [0.50, 1.83]

Gender

 

   Females

1.00

   Males

0.45 [0.30, 0.67]

Close friends

 

   No

1.00

   Yes

0.51 [0.28, 0.94]

Smoking

 

   No

1.00

   Yes

1.64 [0.82, 3.27]

Alcohol

 

   No

1.00

   Yes

1.37 [0.68, 2.77]

Bullied

 

   No

1.00

   Yes

2.46 [1.71, 3.54]

Depression

 

   No

1.00

   Yes

2.67 [1.87, 3.81]

Understanding parents

 

   No

1.00

   Yes

0.51 [0.35, 0.76]