Table 2.
Factors associated with suicidal ideation among students in Swaziland, 2013
| Risk Factors | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Time of life (years) | ||
| <14 | 0.76 (0.72, 0.81) | 0.85 (0.78, 0.91) |
| 14 | 0.98 (0.93, 1.03) | 1.05 (0.99, 1.12) |
| 15 | 1.09 (1.04, 1.14) | 1.00 (0.95, 1.06) |
| 16 | 1.02 (0.98, 1.07) | 0.96 (0.90, 1.01) |
| 17 | 1.22 (1.17, 1.27) | 1.25 (1.19, 1.31) |
| 18+ | 1 | 1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 0.91 (0.89, 0.93) | 0.83 (0.81, 0.85) |
| Female | 1 | 1 |
| Food security | ||
| No | 1.44 (1.40, 1.49) | 1.23 (1.18, 1.28) |
| Yes | 1 | 1 |
| Anxiety | ||
| Yes | 1.85 (1.80, 1.91) | 1.43 (1.37, 1.48) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Loneliness | ||
| Yes | 1.74 (1.70, 1.79) | 1.47 (1.42, 1.53) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Close friends | ||
| No | 1.09 (1.06, 1.12) | − |
| Yes | 1 | − |
| Truancy | ||
| Yes | 1.43 (1.40, 1.47) | 1.26 (1.22, 1.31) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Bullied | ||
| Yes | 1.48 (1.45, 1.51) | 1.24 (1.21, 1.27) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Attacked | ||
| Yes | 1.30 (1.27, 1.33) | 1.12 (1.09, 1.17) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| In a fight | ||
| Yes | 1.37 (1.34, 1.40) | 1.13 (1.10, 1.17) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Ever used drugs | ||
| Yes | 1.62 (1.57, 1.66) | 1.27 (1.21, 1.34) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Ever used marijuana | ||
| Yes | 1.71 (1.66, 1.77) | 1.27 (1.19, 1.35) |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Parental understanding | ||
| Yes | 0.83 (0.81, 0.84) | 0.85 (0.83, 0.87) |
| No | 1 | 1 |