Prevalence of suicidality and its associated factors among the adolescents of selected school of Kathmandu valley-A mix method pilot study

Abstract

Introduction: Suicidality is a mental health condition  including suicidal ideation, plan, thoughts and attempt. Prevalence of Suicidality from the pilot study conducted in 2018 shows 8.7% among adolescents  of age  13 to 17 years. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of Suicidality among adolescents and its associated factors in the purposively selecteed adolescents in the Kathmandu valley.

Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among 42 adolescents from the purposively selected school of Kathmandu valley and five indepth interview and key informant interview from the adolescents respondent, guardian and teacher for exploration on adolescents suicidality.validated self administerd tools suicidal action and plan tool was used to assess the prevalence of suicidality.

Result: Prevalence of suicidality in the current pilot study were; suicidal thoughts in 16.7% of the respondents, a suicidal plan made by 14.29% of the respondents and suicide attempted by 4.76%. the factors associated with adolescents suicidality in the current study were depression, loneliness and cigerette smoking.

Conclusion: Prevalence of suicidality among adolescents indicates for the prompt interventional strategies from the government and concerned authority. It also urges for further study with large sample size and representative sampling methods.