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.