Table 1 Characteristics of participants by suicidal ideation
| Â | No suicidal ideation | Suicidal ideation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
| Â | Total | 498 | 100.0 | 75 | 100.0 |
Gender | Male | 71 | 91 | 7 | 9 |
Female | 427 | 86.3 | 68 | 13.7 | |
Age | 18–24 | 100 | 93.5 | 7 | 6.5 |
25–34 | 182 | 83.1 | 37 | 16.9 | |
35–44 | 132 | 86.8 | 20 | 13.2 | |
45+ | 83 | 88.3 | 11 | 11.7 | |
Earning salary | No | 272 | 85.3 | 47 | 14.7 |
Yes | 224 | 88.9 | 28 | 11.1 | |
Marital status | Married/cohabiting | 335 | 86.8 | 51 | 13.2 |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 134 | 86.5 | 21 | 13.5 | |
Single | 28 | 90.3 | 3 | 9.7 | |
Children aged < 16 at home | 0 | 89 | 85.6 | 15 | 14.4 |
1 | 115 | 86.5 | 18 | 13.5 | |
2 | 133 | 86.9 | 20 | 13.1 | |
3 | 96 | 87.3 | 14 | 12.7 | |
4+ | 63 | 88.7 | 8 | 11.3 | |
HIV status | Positive | 199 | 83.6 | 39 | 16.4 |
Negative | 229 | 88.1 | 31 | 11.9 | |
Declined/missing | 68 | 93.2 | 5 | 6.8 | |
Household has an income | Yes | 408 | 88.5 | 53 | 11.5 |
No | 75 | 78.9 | 20 | 21.1 | |
Chronic condition | Yes | 122 | 87.1 | 18 | 12.9 |
No | 374 | 86.8 | 57 | 13.2 | |
Skipped at least one meal in the past month due to lack of food | Yes | 182 | 79.1 | 48 | 20.9 |
No | 314 | 92.1 | 27 | 7.9 | |
Went to sleep hungry in the past week | Yes | 120 | 80.0 | 30 | 20.0 |
No | 376 | 89.3 | 45 | 10.7 | |