Table 2a.
Percentage of Palestinian students reporting suicidal thinking.
| Gaza Strip | West Bank | UNRWA Gaza | UNRWA Jordan | UNRWA Lebanon | UNRWA Syria | UNRWA West Bank | Pooled proportion (95% CI) | I2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever seriously considered attempting suicide during the past 12 months | 19.3 | 23.7 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 14.6 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 19.9 (17.8, 22.2) | 90.93 | <0.001 |
| Made a plan during the past 12 months about how they would attempt suicide | 18.0 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 14.2 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 17.1 (16.0, 18.2) | 68.32 | 0.004 |
| Reported suicidal ideation and/or planning during the past 12 months | 25.9 | 28.5 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 19.9 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 25.6 (23.6, 27.8) | 88.36 | <0.001 |
| Percentage of students reporting suicidal ideation who also reported suicidal planninga | 60.0 | 53.5 | 55.4 | 59.9 | 61.1 | 55.7 | 60.3 | 58.0 (55.8, 60.2) | 86.67 | <0.001 |
| Percentage of students reporting suicidal planning who also reported suicidal ideationa | 63.3 | 72.0 | 61.9 | 71.0 | 63.0 | 67.9 | 69.5 | 67.0 (63.9, 70.0) | 93.47 | <0.001 |
CI: Confidence Interval; UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
a
These percentages include only students who answered both questions about suicide.