Table 2 Prevalence of deliberate self harm
From: The prevalence of self-reported deliberate self harm in Irish adolescents
Self report1 | Based on standardised DSH description2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N/total respondents | % (95%CI) | N/total respondents | % (95%CI) | |
Lifetime | 458/3747 | 12.2% (11.2%-13.3%) | 333/3646 | 9.1% (8.2% – 10.1%) |
- More than a year ago | 173/3747 | 4.6% (4.0%-5.4%) | 117/3646 | 3.2% (2.7% – 3.9%) |
- Past year | 266/3747 | 7.1% (6.3% – 8.0%) | 208/3646 | 5.7% (5.0% – 6.5%) |
- Past month | 83/3747 | 2.2% (1.8% – 2.7%) | 65/3646 | 1.8% (1.4% – 2.3%) |
Students who had thought of harming themselves but did not go through with it | ||||
n/total respondents | % (95%CI) | |||
Past Year | 807/3732 | 21.6% (20.3% – 23.0%) | ||
Past Month | 313/3732 | 8.4% (7.5% – 9.3%) | ||