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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Suicidal attempts and ideations in Kenyan adults with psychotic disorders: An observational study of frequency and associated risk factors.

Linnet Ongeri, Symon M Kariuki, Miriam Nyawira, Chris Schubart, Joeri K Tijdink, Charles R J C Newton, Brenda W J H Penninx

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Linnet OngeriCentre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Symon M KariukiDepartment of Public Health, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya.
Miriam NyawiraNeuroscience Unit, Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kilifi, Kenya.
Chris SchubartTergooi Medical Centre, Hilversum, Netherlands.
Joeri K TijdinkDepartment of Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Charles R J C NewtonDepartment of Public Health, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya.
Brenda W J H PenninxDepartment of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLKenya Medical Research Institute · KEPwani University · KETergooi · NL

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Abstract

Background: Psychotic disorders increase the risk for premature mortality with up to 40% of this mortality attributable to suicide. Although suicidal ideation (SI) and suicidal behavior (SB) are high in persons with psychotic disorders in sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited data on the risk of suicide and associated factors among persons with psychotic disorders. Methods: We assessed SI and SB in persons with psychotic disorders, drawn from a large case-control study examining the genetics of psychotic disorders in a Kenyan population. Participants with psychotic disorders were identified using a clinical review of records, and the diagnosis was confirmed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). We conducted bivariate and multivariate logistic (for binary suicide outcomes) or linear regression (for suicide risk score) analysis for each of the suicide variables, with demographic and clinical variables as determinants. Results: Out of 619 participants, any current SI or lifetime suicidal attempts was reported by 203 (32.8%) with psychotic disorders, of which 181 (29.2%) had a lifetime suicidal attempt, 60 (9.7%) had SI in the past month, and 38 (20.9%) had both. Family history of suicidality was significantly associated with an increased risk of suicidality across all the following four outcomes: SI [OR = 2.56 (95% CI: 1.34-4.88)], suicidal attempts [OR = 2.01 (95% CI: 1.31-3.06)], SI and SB [OR = 2.00 (95% CI: 1.31-3.04)], and suicide risk score [beta coefficient = 7.04 (2.72; 11.36), Conclusion: Suicidal ideation and SB are common in persons with psychotic disorders in this African setting and are associated with sociodemographic factors, such as young age and unemployment, and clinical factors, such as family history of suicidality. Interventions targeted at the community (e.g., economic empowerment) or at increasing access to care and treatment for persons with psychotic disorders may reduce the risk of suicide in this vulnerable population group.

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Kenyalow and middle income countriesrisk factorsschizophreniastigmasub-Saharan Africasuicidal attemptssuicidal ideation

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