Table 4.

Pattern of suicide/self-harm related Internet amongst those who had self-harmed with and without suicidal intent.

Suicide/self-harm related Internet use, age 21 years	Non-suicidal self-harm N=547	Suicidal self-harm N=248	OR [95% CI]	P value ⁎
Any suicide/self-harm related Internet use	230 (42.1%)	174 (70.2%)	3.24 [2.35–4.47]	<0.001
Seen sites/ chatrooms discussing suicde/self-harm	125 (22.9%)	115 (46.4%)	2.92 [2.12–4.02]	<0.001
Looked for information about self-harm using search engine	120 (21.9%)	122 (49.2%)	3.45 [2.50–4.75]	<0.001
Looked for information about suicide using search engine	64 (11.7%)	119 (48.0%)	6.96 [4.85–9.98]	<0.001
Used Internet to discuss self-harm or suicidal feelings	78 (14.3%)	75 (30.2%)	2.61 [1.82–3.74]	<0.001
Type of site
News reports about people who have hurt or killed themselves	116 (21.2%)	100 (40.3%)	2.51 [1.81–3.48]	<0.001
Personal accounts of people who have hurt themselves	100 (18.3%)	99 (39.9%)	2.97 [2.13–4.15]	<0.001
General information about self-harm or suicide	111 (20.3%)	105 (42.3%)	2.88 [2.09–4.00]	<0.001
Sites dedicated to those who self-harm	47 (8.6%)	71 (28.6%)	4.27 [2.84–6.41]	<0.001
Sites offering help, advice, or support	95 (17.4%)	99 (39.9%)	3.16 [2.26–4.43]	<0.001
Information on how to hurt or kill yourself	26 (4.7%)	51 (20.6%)	5.19 [3.15–8.55]	<0.001

^⁎Difference between those who had harmed themselves with and without suicidal intent.