ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2021
Suicidal ideation and attempt among people living with HIV/AIDS in selected public hospitals: Central Ethiopia.
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- Self-injury and suicide among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- The global prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2023Pooled it
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- Process evaluation of the HIV+D intervention for integrating the management of depression in routine HIV care in Uganda.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- "I Was Very Shocked, I Wanted It to Be Over": A Qualitative Exploration of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts among Women Living with HIV in Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Psychological Distress Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Glaucoma Patients Attending at Tertiary Eye Care Clinic, Gondar, Ethiopia.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSuicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. HIV/AIDS continues to be associated with an under-recognized risk for suicidal behavior. Suicidal behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS is not only a predictor of future attempted suicide and completed suicide, but it is also associated with poor quality of life and poor adherence with antiretroviral therapy.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in selected public hospitals of Amhara region, central Ethiopia.
methodsInstitutional based cross-sectional study design was employed. The study was conducted in four public hospitals in North Shewa Zone from May to December 2017. Study population comprised all HIV-infected individuals from Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) clinic. A total of 348 study subjects were recruited using systematic random sampling and 326 completed the interview. Suicidality module from Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was modified to assess suicidal behavior. Crude and adjusted OR was analyzed using logistic regression and the level of significance of association was determined at P value < 0.05.
resultA total of 326 (93.7%) study subjects were interviewed. The magnitude of suicidal ideation and attempt was found to be 16% and 7.1%, respectively. Low monthly income, living alone, suicidal thought before knowing seropositive status, family history of suicide, experiencing mild and moderate-to-severe depression and anxiety symptoms, being gossiped sometimes in the last 12 months of the study period due to HIV status and ever use of khat (a psychoactive substance) was statistically significant associated factor with suicidal ideation. And low monthly income, experiencing mild and moderate-to-severe depression and anxiety symptoms, being gossiped sometimes and often in the previous 12 months of the study period due to HIV status and using alcohol currently were significantly associated factors with suicidal attempt.
conclusionSuicidal ideation and attempt among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in this study were higher than prevalence in the general population. This shows suicidal ideation and attempt is a mental health concern of PLWHA and it needs great attention in Ethiopia.
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