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ArticleBMC public health2023

Suicide attempt among Malaysian school-going adolescents: relationship with bullying.

Siaw Hun Liew, Mohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak, Mohd Shaiful Azlan Kassim, Noor Ani Ahmad, LeeAnn Tan

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Siaw Hun LiewInstitute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia. liewsh@moh.gov.my.
Mohamad Aznuddin Abd RazakInstitute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Mohd Shaiful Azlan KassimInstitute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Noor Ani AhmadInstitute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
LeeAnn TanInstitute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
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Abstract

backgroundAccording to World Health Organization (WHO), the fourth leading cause of death among adolescents aged 15 -19 years is suicide. The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2017 reported that suicidal attempts among school adolescents increased from 6.8%-6.9% as compared to NHMS 2012. Suicide attempts can cause significant negative impacts on health, social and economic status. Bullying is one of the factors for adolescent suicide attempts, and its relationship to suicidality in adolescents has been shown in numerous research.

objectivesThis study examined the relationship between suicide attempts and bullying among school adolescents in Malaysia.

methodsData from the Malaysia NHMS 2017, a nationwide study that adopted a two-stage cluster sampling design, were analysed. The survey used a self-administered questionnaire in bilingual language adapted from GSHS developed by WHO. Participants were secondary school students aged 13 -17 in all states. Descriptive and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed using IBM SPSS version 28.

resultsA total of 27,497 school adolescents participated in the study. Results showed that 6.9% of school adolescents had attempted suicide. There was 16.2% of adolescents being bullied. Multiple logistic regression revealed that students who were bullied were more likely to have suicide attempts (aOR 4.827, 95% CI: 4.143, 5.624) P < 0.001. DISCUSSION/

conclusionThis study revealed that bullying is associated with suicide attempts among school adolescents in Malaysia. The respective authority should consider and plan effective measures to curb bullying among school adolescents.

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BullyingSuicide, AttemptedAdolescentHumansRisk FactorsSchoolsSuicidal IdeationSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentsMalaysiaSchool bullyingSuicide attempt

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