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

Autor: Koly KN; Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 1212, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. koly@icddrb.org., Anjum A; Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 1212, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Muzaffar R; North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Pollard T; Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Akter T; Center for Disability in Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Rahman Z; Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Global, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Ahmed HU; National Institute of Mental Health, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Eaton J; Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; CBM Global Disability and Inclusion, Laudenbach, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC psychology [BMC Psychol] 2024 May 09; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 231. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 09.
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01699-5
Abstrakt: 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).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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