Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts and Motives Among University Students in 12 Muslim-Majority Countries

dc.contributor.authorEskin, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorAlBuhairan, Fadia
dc.contributor.authorRezaeian, Mohsen
dc.contributor.authorAbdel-Khalek, Ahmed M.
dc.contributor.authorHarlak, Hacer
dc.contributor.authorEl-Nayal, Mayssah
dc.contributor.authorAsad, Nargis
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Aqeel
dc.contributor.authorMechri, Anwar
dc.contributor.authorNoor, Isa Multazam
dc.contributor.authorHamdan, Motasem
dc.contributor.authorIsayeva, Ulker
dc.contributor.authorKhader, Yousef
dc.contributor.authorAl Sayyari, Alaa
dc.contributor.authorKhader, Albaraa
dc.contributor.authorBehzadi, Bahareh
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk, Cennet Şafak
dc.contributor.authorHendarmin, Laifa Annisa
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Murad Moosa
dc.contributor.authorKhatib, Salam
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-17T17:46:10Z
dc.date.available2019-11-17T17:46:10Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-29
dc.description.abstractThere is a scarcity of research on suicidal phenomena in the Muslim world. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the self-reported prevalence of suicidal thoughts, attempts and motives in 12 Muslim countries. A total of 8417 (54.4% women) university students were surveyed by means of a self-report questionnaire. Overall, 22% of the participants reported suicidal ideation and 8.6% reported attempting suicide. The odds of suicidal thoughts were elevated in Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, while reduced ORs were recorded in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Malaysia. While odds of suicide attempts were high in Azerbaijan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia reduced odds ratios (OR) were detected in Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia and Tunisia. Taking drugs and using a sharp instrument were the two most frequently used methods to attempt suicide. Only 32.7% of attempts required medical attention. Escape motives were endorsed more than social motives by participants who attempted suicide. Suicidal behaviors were more frequent in women than in men. Compered to men, fewer attempts by women required medical attention. Moreover, our results show that making suicide illegal does not reduce the frequency of suicidal behavior. Results from this comparative study show that suicidal thoughts and attempts are frequent events in young adults in countries where religious scripture explicitly prohibit suicide and the frequencies of nonfatal suicidal behavior show large variation in nations adhering to the same religion.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTY - JOUR AU - Eskin, Mehmet AU - AlBuhairan, Fadia AU - Rezaeian, Mohsen AU - Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed AU - Harlak, Hacer AU - El Nayal, Mayssah AU - Asad, Nargis AU - Khan, Aqeel AU - Mechri, Anwar AU - Noor, Isa AU - Hamdan, Motasem AU - Isayeva, Ulker AU - Khader, Yousef AU - Alsayyari, Alaa AU - Khader, Albaraa AU - Behzadi, Bahareh AU - Öztürk, Cennet AU - Hendarmin, Laifa AU - Khan, Murad AU - Khatib, Salam PY - 2018/11/29 SP - T1 - Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts and Motives Among University Students in 12 Muslim-Majority Countries DO - 10.1007/s11126-018-9613-4 JO - Psychiatric Quarterly ER -en_US
dc.identifier.issn0033-2720
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/4924
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science+Business Mediaen_US
dc.subjectSuicide ideationen_US
dc.subjectSuicide attempten_US
dc.subjectSuicidalmotivesen_US
dc.subjectYoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectMuslim worlden_US
dc.titleSuicidal Thoughts, Attempts and Motives Among University Students in 12 Muslim-Majority Countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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