Self-reported suicidal behaviour among people living with disabilities: prevalence and associated factors from a cross-sectional nation-wide survey in Bangladesh.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101627676 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2050-7283 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20507283 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2013]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Disabled Persons*/statistics & numerical data ; Disabled Persons*/psychology ; Suicidal Ideation* ; Self Report*; Humans ; Bangladesh/epidemiology ; Female ; Male ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adult ; Prevalence ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged ; Adolescent ; Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical data ; Suicide, Attempted/psychology ; Risk Factors
    • Abstract:
      Background: Disability marginalises a large portion of Bangladesh's population. Global pre- and post-pandemic research evidently states that, this group is more prone to develop mental health problems, which increases the risk of self-harm and suicide among them. It is crucial to comprehend and mitigate the mental health challenges among the people with disabilities which in turn can promote their greater participation in community, and in national socioeconomic development. However, currently there is limited information available, regarding the suicidal behaviour of this group in Bangladesh. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and contributing factors of suicidal behaviour among people with disabilities.
      Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during September and October 2022, among the participants who had selected disabilities, by using probability proportional to size sampling technique across all eight divisions of Bangladesh. A semi-structured questionnaire comprising information about sociodemographic, lifestyle, health; and Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revision (SBQ-R) was used. The association between the determinants and mental health outcome was investigated using the Chi-square test, and the contributing factors were investigated using the multiple binary logistic regression.
      Result: About 10.45% of the participants reported to have suicidal behaviour (e.g., suicidal ideation, attempts, completed suicide), considering the cut-off score as 7 for the SBQ-R in the study period. Approximately, 40% respondents mentioned suicidal ideation in their lifetime, whereas, 9.01% had suicidal ideation over the past 12 months. Additionally, 8.87% of the person with disabilities, mentioned about their suicidal intent to the family members, and 5.94% reported the likelihood of suicide in the future. Being female, having multiple disabilities, and not being connected with family and friends were found to be significantly associated with suicidal behaviour.
      Conclusion: This research demonstrates the significance of treating mental health issues and expanding accessibility to pre-existing services to lessen the impact of the limitations generated by disabilities. Policymakers can utilize this baseline findings to design large scale research and develop measures for suicide prevention, and management for at-risk groups.
      (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Bangladesh; Mental Health; Persons with disability; SBQ-R; Suicidal Behaviour
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240509 Date Completed: 20240510 Latest Revision: 20240511
    • Publication Date:
      20240511
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11080185
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s40359-024-01699-5
    • Accession Number:
      38725022