Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| N=555 | ||
| Age | ||
| 18-29 | 370 | 66.7 |
| 30-39 | 93 | 16.8 |
| 40-49 | 47 | 8.5 |
| 50-59 | 23 | 4.1 |
| > 60 | 22 | 4 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 200 | 36 |
| Female | 355 | 64 |
| Level of education | ||
| Primary | 54 | 9.7 |
| Intermediate | 54 | 9.7 |
| secondary | 335 | 60.4 |
| Higher education | 98 | 17.6 |
| Not documented | 14 | 2.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 312 | 56.2 |
| Married | 182 | 32.8 |
| Divorced/widow | 61 | 11 |
| Have you ever been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness? | ||
| Never | 158 | 28.5 |
| Yes | 379 | 71.5 |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 131 | 23.6 |
| Employed | 424 | 76.4 |
| 1. Cases undergoing suicidal attempt assessment before COVID ( January 2017 to 23 March 2020) | 259 | 46.7 |
| 2. Cases undergoing suicidal attempt assessment after COVID ( 24 March 2020 to December 2022) | 296 | 53.3 |