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. 2016 Apr 15;11(4):e0153489. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153489

Table 2. Summary findings of suicide behaviors.

Form of suicidality Measures First author, year Prevalence
Completed suicide Death records Qu, 2005 19/848 (2.2%)
Lai, 2011 3/766 (2.1%)
Suicide attempts Medical records Qu, 2005 4/848 (0.5%)
Single item Lv, 2007 5.9% (past 1 year)
Lau, 2010 8% (past 1 year)
Wu, 2014 2.67% (since HIV diagnosis)
Questionnaire Wu, 2007 6.9% (lifetime; male 6.5%; female 7.1%)
Ren, 2009 37.7% in lifetime; 29.5% in the past year;
Su, 2010 0.7% (past 6 months)
CIDI (3.0) Atkinson, 2011 HIV+: 2%; HIV-: 1% (lifetime)
Suicide ideation Single item Lv, 2007 32.3% (past 1 year; 58.5% were female)
Lau, 2010 34.1% (past 1 year)
Wu, 2014 48% (since HIV diagnosis)
Questionnaire Wu, 2007 34.8% (lifetime; male: 24.7%; female: 23.5%)
Ren, 2009 13.7% in lifetime; 3.8% in the past year
Su, 2010 5.9% (past 6 months)
SIOSS Qin, 2014 29.14% (SIOSS≥12; male: 24.74%; female: 38.30%)
CIDI (3.0) Atkinson, 2011 Think a lot about death: HIV+ 16%; HIV- 7%. Think about suicide: HIV+ 11%; HIV- 6%.(in lifetime)
BDI (Item 9) Atkinson, 2011 HIV+ 14%; HIV- 12% (past 2 weeks)
Jin, 2013 HIV+IDU: 37.1%; HIV-IDU: 43.2%; Non-IDU: 8.5% (past 2 weeks)
Suicide plan Questionnaire Wu, 2007 25/178 (14.0%; lifetime)
Su, 2010 2.6% (past 6 months)
CIDI (3.0) Atkinson, 2011 HIV+ 8%; HIV- 3% (lifetime)

Notes: CIDI = Composite International Diagnostic Interview; BDI = Beck Depression Inventor; SIOSS = Self-rating Idea of Suicide Scale; Questionnaire = not specified or self-developed instruments.