Table 3.
Prevalence of self-reported suicidal ideation and/or planning in the past year, by age, sex, and grade.
| Gaza Strip | West Bank | UNRWA Gaza | UNRWA Jordan | UNRWA Lebanon | UNRWA Syria | UNRWA West Bank | Pooled proportion (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25.9 | 28.5 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 19.9 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 25.6 (23.6, 27.8) | |
| Age (years) | ≤12 | 30.2 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 20.0 | 17.1 | 18.3 | 25.6 | 23.6 (19.5, 28.2) |
| 13 | 26.0 | 29.4 | 22.7 | 24.4 | 18.4 | 26.7 | 28.8 | 25.1 (22.3, 28.1) | |
| 14 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 25.3 | 22.4 | 23.9 (22.3, 25.5) | |
| ≥15 | 26.7 | 31.2 | 25.0 | 30.1 | 21.8 | 31.3 | 31.0 | 28.1 (25.5, 30.8) | |
| p-value for trend | 0.434 | 0.457 | 0.998 | 0.010 | 0.064 | 0.003 | 0.388 | <0.001 | |
| Sex | Female | 26.3 | 26.4 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 16.7 | 29.1 | 24.9 | 24.4 (21.5, 27.6) |
| Male | 25.3 | 30.4 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 23.0 | 24.4 | 30.1 | 26.6 (24.6, 28.7) | |
| p-value | 0.570 | 0.058 | 0.120 | 0.471 | <0.001 | 0.015 | 0.012 | 0.001 | |
| Grade | 7 | 27.6 | 29.1 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 21.3 | 24.9 | 29.5 | 25.9 (23.8, 28.3) |
| 8 | 23.7 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 20.6 | 25.2 | 22.3 | 24.8 (22.8, 26.9) | |
| 9 | 25.6 | 28.0 | 22.5 | 27.8 | 17.5 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 25.8 (22.8, 29.1) | |
| p-value for trend | 0.363 | 0.664 | 0.237 | 0.270 | 0.078 | 0.033 | 0.814 | <0.001 | |
CI: Confidence Interval; UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency.