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ReviewInternational journal of mental health systems2021

Prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide in the general population of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Yonas Deressa Guracho

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Review in International journal of mental health systems, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Berhanu Boru BifftuSchool of Nursing, University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science, Gondar, Ethiopia. berhanuboru@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-847X
Bewket Tadesse TirunehSchool of Nursing, University of Gondar College of Medicine and Health Science, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Berihun Assefa DachewDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Yonas Deressa GurachoDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
University of Gondar · ETBahir Dar University · ETThe University of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn Ethiopia, in spite of the high burden of suicide related-adverse effect, substantial variability in the reported prevalence of individual studies about suicidal ideation and attempted suicide; there is no national level epidemiological evidence. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of suicide ideation and suicidal attempt in the general population.

methodsWe followed the PRISMA Guidelines to report the results of the finding. Databases including: PubMed/Medline, SCOPUS, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), African Journal Online (AJOL) and African Indexed Medicus (AIM) were searched. Heterogeneity was assessed by Cochrane chi-square (χ

resultsA total of 12 studies for suicidal ideation and 10 studies for attempted suicide were included in the study. The prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide were ranged from 1 to 55% and 0.6% to 14% respectively. The 12-month pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt were 9% (5-16%), I

conclusionHigh prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide were observed in the general population of Ethiopia. These suggest the need of strengthening the awareness of suicidal behaviours and evaluate the effectiveness of the national health strategy in addressing the issues of suicidal behaviours.

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Attempted suicideEthiopiaSuicidal ideationSuicide

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PMID33761982
PMCPMC7992356
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