ArticlePreventive medicine reports2025
Comparing rural and urban mothers' awareness of self-harm and associated risk factors among high school students in Bangladesh.
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Objectives: Self-harm among adolescents is a growing public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study assessed maternal awareness of self-harm prevalence and associated risk factors among high school children in rural and urban Bangladesh. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2024 in 16 purposively selected schools (eight rural, eight urban) across three divisions of Bangladesh. A total of 480 randomly selected mothers of children in grades six-ten were interviewed using pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics summarized demographics and regression identified self-harm risk factors. Results: The awareness about children's self-harm was higher among urban mother's (30 %) compared to rural mother's (23.3 %). More urban mothers were concern of self-harm among high school going children as a significant issue (85.8 % vs. 35.8 %, Conclusions: Significant rural-urban disparities exist among mother's awareness on self-harm and associated risk factors. Interventions to control emotional distress, academic pressure, and family related stressors are essential to address self-harm among adolescents in Bangladesh.
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