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Suicide stigma and suicide literacy among Bangladeshi young adults: A cross-sectional study
Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol.14, pp.1-11
2023
Abstract
Introduction: Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Owing to poor suicide literacy, people are not aware of the consequences of the suicide stigma, which may affect individuals. This study aimed to examine the status of suicide stigma and literacy among young adults in Bangladesh.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 616 male subjects and female subjects residing in Bangladesh aged between 18 and 35 years who were invited to complete an online survey. Suicide literacy and suicide stigma among the respondents were assessed by using the validated Literacy of Suicide Scale and Stigma of Suicide Scale, respectively. Other independent variables that have been found to affect suicide stigma or literacy were included in this study based on prior research. Correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships between the study's main quantitative variables. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess factors affecting suicide stigma and suicide literacy, respectively, after controlling for covariates.
Results: The mean literacy score was 3.86. The participants' mean scores in the stigma, isolation, and glorification subscale were 25.15, 14.48, and 9.04, respectively. Suicide literacy was negatively associated with stigmatizing attitudes (p = 0.005). Male subjects, unmarried/divorced/widowed, less educated (below HSC), smokers, less exposure to suicide, and respondents with chronic mental illness had lower suicide literacy and more stigmatizing attitudes.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that addressing suicide literacy and stigma by developing and executing awareness programs on suicide and mental health among young adults may increase knowledge, decrease stigma, and hence prevent suicide among this population.
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- Title
- Suicide stigma and suicide literacy among Bangladeshi young adults: A cross-sectional study
- Authors
- Ishrat Jahan - North South UniversityAzaz Bin Sharif (Corresponding Author) - North South UniversityA B M Nahid Hasan - North South University
- Publication details
- Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol.14, pp.1-11
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1160955
- ISSN
- 1664-0640; 1664-0640
- Copyright note
- © 2023 Jahan, Sharif and Hasan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Data Availability
- The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.
- Organisation Unit
- Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991099946302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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