From: Trends of online news media reported suicides in Ghana (1997–2019)
Stated reason for suicide commission, n = 72(50.70%) | |||||||
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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) |