Table 2.
Prevalence of childhood adversities and suicidal behaviour in South Africa (% (SE))
| Total sample |
Total sample |
Suicidal ideators |
Suicidal ideators |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With attempt | No attempt | With ideation | No ideation | With plan | No plan | With attempt | No attempt | |
| Physical abuse | 24.9 (4.6) | 12.2 (0.8) | 21.1 (2.5) | 11.8 (0.7) | 24.3 (4.6) | 27.9 (4.0) | 24.9 (4.6) | 24.5 (3.6) |
| Sexual abuse | 2.1 (1.2) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.7 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.0) | 1.6 (0.9) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.1 (1.2) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Parent died | 11.6 (2.4) | 11.3 (0.6) | 13.9 (2.3) | 11.3 (0.6) | 12.2 (2.4) | 16.1 (4.2) | 11.6 (2.4) | 15.6 (3.8) |
| Parent divorced | 14.2 (3.8) | 4.8 (0.4) | 7.9 (1.6) | 4.7 (0.4) | 9.7 (2.6) | 9.2 (3.7) | 14.2 (3.8) | 6.7 (2.9) |
| Other parent loss | 2.1 (1.2) | 2.2 (0.4) | 3.9 (1.2) | 2.1 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.6) | 3.0 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.2) | 2.7 (1.3) |
| Family violence | 4.3 (1.5) | 3.0 (0.3) | 4.1 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.3) | 4.7 (1.5) | 6.3 (1.8) | 4.3 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.4) |
| Physical illness | 5.0 (2.3) | 2.5 (0.3) | 4.0 (1.2) | 2.4 (0.3) | 4.4 (1.8) | 4.7 (1.8) | 5.0 (2.3) | 4.3 (1.6) |
| Financial adversity | 6.1 (2.4) | 5.6 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.9) | 5.8 (0.5) | 6.0 (2.1) | 3.3 (1.5) | 6.1 (2.4) | 2.9 (1.0) |
| 1 | 35.4 (4.2) | 23.4 (1.0) | 35.9 (2.8) | 22.7 (0.9) | 32.9 (4.0) | 41.7 (5.2) | 35.4 (4.2) | 40.5 (4.5) |
| 2+ | 15.4 (3.4) | 8.6 (0.5) | 10.8 (1.7) | 8.6 (0.5) | 14.1 (3.2) | 13.2 (3.3) | 15.4 (3.4) | 9.6 (2.3) |
| * | (140) | (107 309) | (394) | (112 243) | (171) | (1976) | (140) | (2212) |
*Number of cases with the outcome variable.
%, the percentage of people with the adversity among cases with the outcome variable indicated in the column header. For example, the first cell is the percentage of those with physical abuse among those with attempts.