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Table 2 Non-fatal suicidal behaviour and service utilisation

From: Non-fatal suicidal behaviour in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility- and population-based study

Characteristics

Community sample

Facility sample

 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Thought of taking your life

 Yes

93

6.3

104

10.3

 No

1391

93.7

910

89.7

Made a plan to take your own life

 Yes

68

73.1

80

76.9

 No

25

27.2

24

23.1

Attempted to take your own life

 Yes

56

60.2

55

52.9

 No

37

39.8

49

47.1

Discussed with any one about your thoughts or attempts of self harm

 Yes

21

22.6

57

54.8

 No

72

77.4

47

45.2

With whom did you discuss?*

 Friend/neighbour

4/21

19.1

16/57

28.1

 Spouse/partner

7/21

33.3

5/57

8.8

 Other family member

9/21

42.9

13/57

22.8

 Employer/co-worker

1/21

4.8

1/57

1.8

 Traditional healer

0/21

0.0

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 Health care worker

1/21

4.8

0/57

0.0

 Religious or spiritual advisor

----

---

1/57

1.8

 Other people

----

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21/57

36.8

Received any treatment for thinking about or attempting to take your own life

 Yes

10

10.8

9

8.7

 No

83

88.2

95

91.3

PHQ total score for

 

Median (IQR)

 

Median (IQR)

 Non- suicidal cases

 

2 (0-4)

 

3 (1-6)

 Suicidal cases

 

8 (5-12)

 

9 (6-12)

  1. *Multiple responses allowed. Because of this and rounding of decimals, percentages do not always add up to 100.0 %