Prevalence of Suicidal Tendencies and Associated Risk Factors among Nigerian University Students: A Quantitative Survey

dc.contributor.authorLawrence, Kehinde
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-27T08:06:50Z
dc.date.available2023-07-27T08:06:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-21
dc.descriptionPrevalence of Suicidal Tendencies and Associated Risk Factors among Nigerian University Students: A Quantitative Survey
dc.description.abstractObjective: Using a quantitative survey research approach, this study aims to investigate some risk factors associated with suicidal tendencies among undergraduate students in Nigeria. There is concern by society about the recent reported increased rate of suicide among undergraduate students in Nigeria Methods: A multistage sampling method was used to select 2 100 undergraduate students in South West Nigeria. A questionnaire consisting of indices of suicidal tendencies was used to collect data and logistic regression was employed as a statistical tool. Results and Discussion: Findings suggest that 151 (7.5%) of the respondents with risk factors such as alcoholism (OR = 1.02, {1.01–1.04}) and helplessness (OR = 1.04, {1.01–1.06}) reported strong and significant association (p < 0.05) with suicidal tendencies. Depression (OR = .985, {.960–1.01}), hopelessness (OR = .999, {.971–1.01}), self-worry (OR = 1.00, {.988–1.02}), self-doubt (OR = 1.00, {.983–1.03}), inefficacy (OR = .991, {.966–1.02}), age (OR = 1.00, {.043–2.325}), and gender (OR = 1.04, {.724–1.50}) showed weak and insignificant association with suicidal tendencies (p > 0.05). This study concludes that there is a slight prevalence of suicidal tendencies among undergraduate students, and that there is a need to introduce suicidal prevention education into the university curriculum as a way of containing the prevalence of suicide among adolescents and youths. Conclusion: For individuals identified with suicidal tendencies, studies should focus on the development of psychosocial interventions that can be used, such as counselling by psychologists and public health and social health workers. In the interim, urgent regular suicide awareness and prevention programs are suggested.
dc.identifier.citationLawrence, K. (2022). Prevalence of suicidal tendencies and associated risk Factors among Nigerian university students: A quantitative survey. The Open Psychology Journal, 15(1).
dc.identifier.urihttps://uzspace.unizulu.ac.za/handle/10530/2469
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCross Mark
dc.relation.ispartofseries15; 1
dc.titlePrevalence of Suicidal Tendencies and Associated Risk Factors among Nigerian University Students: A Quantitative Survey
dc.typeArticle
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