SynthesisEuropean journal of medical research2023
The global prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews With Narrative Synthesis and a Network Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempts.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of suicidal behavior in nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and suicide deaths in people living with HIV: Are there differences between geographic locations or sexes? : An overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to improve the mental health in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with history of suicide attempt among patients with major depressive disorder at a community mental health center in the Peruvian Andes: a case-control study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Perceived disabling physical pain and suicidal ideation in aging people living with HIV cured of hepatitis C: A multi-center survey in France (ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH).HIV medicine · 2026Article
- Can Support for Homosexuality Reduce the Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among LGBTQIranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Exploring the role of bridging nodes linking adverse childhood experiences and psychological risk factors in suicidal ideation among MSM.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Automatically extracting social determinants of health for suicide: a narrative literature review.Npj mental health research · 2024Review
- Living a private lie: intersectional stigma, depression and suicidal thoughts for selected young key populations living with HIV in Zambia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Exploring new scientific innovations in combating suicide: a stress detection wristband.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to determine the global prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts among men who have sex with men (MSM) as a systematic review, and meta-analysis.
methodsFor this meta-analysis, a search in four international databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EMBASE) was designed, and performed. In the next step, the information extraction checklist was prepared based on the study authors' opinions, and the quality of the articles was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) checklist. Data meta-analysis was performed using STATA16 software with a significance level below 0.05.
resultsThe results showed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among MSM was 21% (95% CI 17%-26%), and 12% (95% CI 8%-17%), respectively. The results of the subgroup analysis showed that the prevalence of suicidal ideation in the population of MSM living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was 40% (95% CI 35%-45%), and the prevalence of suicide attempts among MSM with HIV was 10% (95% CI 1%-27%). The prevalence of suicidal ideation in European MSM, and the prevalence of suicide attempts among American MSM were higher than other MSM in other geographical areas.
conclusionConsidering that the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts among these people is many times higher than that among men in the general population, developing programs for the prevention of mental disorders with special attention to suicide is necessary for these people. Screening programs are also recommended for early diagnosis and prevention of suicide among these people.
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