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Table 3 Social support, and suicidal ideation and attempt of prisoners in the prisons of Northwest Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, January to February, 2015, (n = 649)

From: More than eight in every nineteen inmates were living with depression at prisons of Northwest Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, a cross sectional study design

Variables

n (%)

Had idea of committing suicide

 Yes

110 (16.9)

 No

539 (83.1)

Planed to commit suicide

 Yes

108 (16.6)

 No

541 (83.4)

Suicide attempted

 Yes

77 (11.9)

 No

572 (88.1)

Methods attempted (n = 77)

 Hanging

35 (45.5)

 Poison

24 (31.2)

 Use sharp tools

18 (23.4)

Reasons for attempting suicide (n = 77)

 Family conflict

6 (7.8)

 Economic problem

12 (15.6)

 Death of family

4 (5.1)

 Feel guilty of crime

14 (18.2)

 Hopelessness due to crime

30 (39.0)

 Lack of social support

11 (14.3)