Table 3 Outcomes of multivariate analysis of variables associated with suicide attempts among school-attending adolescents in Malawi, GSHS 2009
Variable | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95 % Confidence Interval | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1.38 | 0.96, 1.98 | 0.085 |
Lifetime sexual partners | 1.59 | 1.02, 2.48 | 0.042 |
Bullied | 1.11 | 0.56, 2.21 | 0.771 |
Physical fight | 0.64 | 0.19, 2.15 | 0.471 |
Food deprivation | 0.55 | 0.21, 1.43 | 0.220 |
Physically attacked | 1.37 | 0.56, 3.37 | 0.487 |
Early sexual debut | 0.26 | 0.04, 1.89 | 0.184 |
Serious injury | 3.62 | 2.47, 5.31 | <0.001 |
Physically bullied | 2.78 | 1.41, 5.49 | 0.003 |
Loneliness | 1.56 | 0.83, 2.92 | 0.169 |
Anxiety | 3.55 | 1.80, 7.00 | <0.001 |
Suicide ideation | 2.28 | 0.79, 6.58 | 0.126 |
Suicide planning | 4.50 | 1.82, 11.12 | 0.001 |
Parental tobacco use | 1.44 | 0.66, 3.15 | 0.354 |
Days people smoked in presence during past week | 1.13 | 0.83, 1.53 | 0.436 |
Alcohol use at early age | 0.83 | 0.23, 2.96 | 0.774 |
Alcohol use in past 30 days | 8.04 | 0.97, 66.38 | 0.053 |