Table 2.

Magnitude of Suicidal Behavior among adolescents

		n = 730
Variables	Category	n	Percent
Life time suicidal ideation, intent and/or attempts	Never	563	77.1
	Suicidal ideation	76	10.4
	Suicidal Plan	58	7.9
	Suicide attempts	33	4.5
Frequency of suicidal ideation in the past 1 year	Never	571	78.2
	Once	76	10.4
	Twice	50	6.8
	3–4 times	16	2.2
	Always (≥ 5 times)	17	2.3
Suicidal threats	Never	567	77.6
	Once	103	14.1
	Twice and more	60	8.2
Likely hood of suicide in the future	Never	564	77.3
	No chance at all	94	12.9
	Rather unlikely	63	8.6
	Unlikely	6	0.8
	Likely	3	0.4