Table 2.
Non-fatal suicidal behaviour and service utilisation
| Characteristics | Community sample | Facility sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Thought of taking your life | ||||
| Yes | 93 | 6.3 | 104 | 10.3 |
| No | 1391 | 93.7 | 910 | 89.7 |
| Made a plan to take your own life | ||||
| Yes | 68 | 73.1 | 80 | 76.9 |
| No | 25 | 27.2 | 24 | 23.1 |
| Attempted to take your own life | ||||
| Yes | 56 | 60.2 | 55 | 52.9 |
| No | 37 | 39.8 | 49 | 47.1 |
| Discussed with any one about your thoughts or attempts of self harm | ||||
| Yes | 21 | 22.6 | 57 | 54.8 |
| No | 72 | 77.4 | 47 | 45.2 |
| With whom did you discuss?* | ||||
| Friend/neighbour | 4/21 | 19.1 | 16/57 | 28.1 |
| Spouse/partner | 7/21 | 33.3 | 5/57 | 8.8 |
| Other family member | 9/21 | 42.9 | 13/57 | 22.8 |
| Employer/co-worker | 1/21 | 4.8 | 1/57 | 1.8 |
| Traditional healer | 0/21 | 0.0 | ---- | ---- |
| Health care worker | 1/21 | 4.8 | 0/57 | 0.0 |
| Religious or spiritual advisor | ---- | --- | 1/57 | 1.8 |
| Other people | ---- | --- | 21/57 | 36.8 |
| Received any treatment for thinking about or attempting to take your own life | ||||
| Yes | 10 | 10.8 | 9 | 8.7 |
| No | 83 | 88.2 | 95 | 91.3 |
| PHQ total score for | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Non- suicidal cases | 2 (0-4) | 3 (1-6) | ||
| Suicidal cases | 8 (5-12) | 9 (6-12) | ||
*Multiple responses allowed. Because of this and rounding of decimals, percentages do not always add up to 100.0 %