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Table 2 Stated reason for Suicide commission by baseline characteristics

From: Trends of online news media reported suicides in Ghana (1997–2019)

  

Stated reason for suicide commission, n = 72(50.70%)

 

Marital/relationship problems

32(44.44)

Mental disorder

13(18.06)

Financial problem

11(15.28)

Failed exam

5 (6.94)

Other

11(15.28)

P-value

Gender

      

0.365

 Male

122(85.92)

28(47.46)

9(15.25)

10(16.95)

6(5.08)

9(15.25)

 

 Female

20(14.08)

4(30.77)

4(30.77)

1(7.69)

2(15.38)

2(15.38)

 

Suicide Method

      

0.005

 Hanging

89(67.94)

15(35.71)

9(21.43)

7(16.67)

4(9.52)

7(16.67)

 

 firearms

24(18.32)

11(73.33)

0(0.00)

1(6.67)

0(0.00)

3(20.00)

 

 Poison

11(8.40)

3(60.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

1(20.00)

1(20.00)

 

 Other

7(5.34)

0(0.00)

4(100.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

Age mean(SD)

34.81 ± 15.71

38.15 ± 16.82

30.92 ± 9.75

36.80 ± 10.61

19.60 ± 3.05

45.00 ± 15.42

0.010

Income bracket

      

0.159

 High

35(33.02)

7(36.84)

2(10.53)

3(15.79)

1(5.26)

6(31.58)

 

 Average

31(29.25)

8(53.33)

2(13.33)

3(20.00)

0(0.00)

2(13.33)

 

 Low

7(6.60)

1(33.33)

1(33.33)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

1(33.33)

 

 Student/Unemployed

33(31.13)

6(37.50)

5(31.25)

1(6.25)

4(25.00)

0(0.00)

 

Region

      

0.870

 Ashanti

25(17.86)

2(15.38)

3(23.08)

3(23.08)

2(15.38)

3(23.08)

 

 Brong Ahafo

5(3.57)

3(100.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 Central

15(10.71)

3(57.14)

1(14.29)

0(0.00)

1(14.29)

1(14.29)

 

 Eastern

23(16.43)

5(41.67)

4(33.33)

2(16.67)

0(0.00)

1(8.33)

 

 Greater Accra

37(26.43)

8(44.44)

3(16.67)

3(16.67)

1(5.56)

3(16.67)

 

 Northern

2(1.43)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 Upper East

6(4.29)

2(66.67)

1(33.33)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 Upper West

2(1.43)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 Western

14(10.00)

5(45.45)

0(0.00)

3(27.27)

1(9.09)

2(18.18)

 

 Volta

11(7.86)

2(50.00)

1(25.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

1(25.00)