Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics and their correlations with suicidal behaviors among Moroccan school students
| Past month death wish | Past month self-harm wish | Past month suicide ideation | Past month suicide plan | Past month suicide attempt | Lifetime suicide attempts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | P value | (%) | P value | (%) | P value | (%) | P value | (%) | P value | (%) | P value | |
| Gender | <0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.0001 | 0.004 | 0.02 | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Boys | 17.5 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 7.8 | ||||||
| Girls | 36.8 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 13.5 | ||||||
| Age (years) | 0.003 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ||||||
| 11–14 | 22.3 | 12 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | ||||||
| 15–18 | 28.8 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 10.9 | ||||||
| 19–23 | 25.4 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | ||||||
| School level | 0.009 | 0.2 | 0.3 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | ||||||
| Middle school | 24.8 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 12.2 | ||||||
| High school | 28.8 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 8.5 | ||||||
| School location | <0.0001 | 0.01 | <0.0001 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Rural | 20.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 5 | 5.6 | 8.7 | ||||||
| Urban | 28.7 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 11.2 | ||||||
| Parents’ marital status | <0.0001 | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.01 | <0.0001 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Married | 25.4 | 14 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 10.2 | ||||||
| Divorced | 37.7 | 22.6 | 24.8 | 13.2 | 16 | 15.1 | ||||||
| Widowed | 33.3 | 17.4 | 15.9 | 8 | 8.7 | 13.1 | ||||||
| Separated | 45.2 | 24.2 | 30.6 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Father education | 0.016 | 0.004 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.006 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Illiterate | 25.6 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 9.8 | ||||||
| Primary | 27 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 11.4 | ||||||
| Secondary | 30 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 8 | 8.5 | 11.4 | ||||||
| University and above | 20.8 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 8.6 | ||||||
| Mother education | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.03 | 0.07 | ||||||
| Illiterate | 26.2 | 14.9 | 15 | 6 | 6.7 | 10.5 | ||||||
| Primeray | 24.5 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 6.2 | 4 | 8.4 | ||||||
| Secondary | 31 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 13.1 | ||||||
| University and above | 23.4 | 9.9 | 14.2 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 7.7 | ||||||
| Father employment | 0.3 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Unemployed | 33.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 12.3 | ||||||
| Employed | 26.2 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 10.9 | ||||||
| Retired | 25.3 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6 | ||||||
| Mother employment | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Employed | 30.5 | 16.8 | 15 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 13.1 | ||||||
| Unemployed | 26.2 | 14.3 | 20.5 | 6 | 6.1 | 10.2 | ||||||
| Family income | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.08 | 0.001 | 0.01 | ||||||
| ≤ 300 £ | 34.1 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 13.9 | ||||||
| 301–1000 £ | 25.1 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 9.5 | ||||||
| ≥ 1000 £ | 25 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 12.4 | ||||||