Gender Differences in Suicidal Ideation and Deliberate Self-harm among Adolescents in Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Perera, B.
dc.contributor.author	Fernando, N.
dc.contributor.author	Truls Ostbye
dc.contributor.author	Woods, Christopher
dc.contributor.author	Abeygunawardena, V.
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-24T08:27:14Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-24T08:27:14Z
dc.date.issued	2007-11
dc.identifier.citation	TY - BOOK AU - Perera, Bilesha AU - Fernando, Nayana AU - stbye, Truls AU - Woods, Christopher AU - Abeyagunawardana, Vathsala PY - 2007/11/07 SP - T1 - Gender differences in suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm among adolescents in Sri Lanka VL - ER -	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/18945
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: Gender plays an important role in the psychological well-being of adolescents. This study compared the prevalence of suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm in adolescent males and females in a coastal district in Sri Lanka severely affected by the 2004 tsunami disaster. Methods: A sample of 971(about 6% of the target population) high school children (376 (38.7%) males and 595 (61.3%) females), aged 18-19, were surveyed using a self-report, anonymous questionnaire in the local language. Results: Females reported suicidal ideation at least once in their lifetime more frequently than males (12.1% vs. 6.5%, p	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	ResearchGate	en_US
dc.title	Gender Differences in Suicidal Ideation and Deliberate Self-harm among Adolescents in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US