Suicide among Ugandan university students: evidence from media reports for 2010–2020

University students are in transition to adulthood and face multiple challenges that may lead to suicide. They are reported to have a higher risk of suicide by the World Health Organization. As there is no national suicide database in Uganda, we analysed student suicide using the press/media reports...

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Autores principales: Kaggwa, Mark Mohan, Muwanguzi, Moses, Nduhuura, Elicana, Kajjimu, Jonathan, Arinaitwe, Innocent, Kule, Moses, Najjuka, Sarah Maria, Rukundo, Godfrey Zari
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Special Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8314982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34382950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.13
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author Kaggwa, Mark Mohan
Muwanguzi, Moses
Nduhuura, Elicana
Kajjimu, Jonathan
Arinaitwe, Innocent
Kule, Moses
Najjuka, Sarah Maria
Rukundo, Godfrey Zari
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Muwanguzi, Moses
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Kajjimu, Jonathan
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description University students are in transition to adulthood and face multiple challenges that may lead to suicide. They are reported to have a higher risk of suicide by the World Health Organization. As there is no national suicide database in Uganda, we analysed student suicide using the press/media reports of suicides published between 2010 and 2020. A total of deaths by 23 suicide were identified: 19 were males, relationship problems were the main suicide reason (n = 6) and hanging was the most frequently used suicide method (n = 7). A strategic intervention to tackle suicide risk among university students is warranted.
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spelling pubmed-83149822021-08-10 Suicide among Ugandan university students: evidence from media reports for 2010–2020 Kaggwa, Mark Mohan Muwanguzi, Moses Nduhuura, Elicana Kajjimu, Jonathan Arinaitwe, Innocent Kule, Moses Najjuka, Sarah Maria Rukundo, Godfrey Zari BJPsych Int Special Paper University students are in transition to adulthood and face multiple challenges that may lead to suicide. They are reported to have a higher risk of suicide by the World Health Organization. As there is no national suicide database in Uganda, we analysed student suicide using the press/media reports of suicides published between 2010 and 2020. A total of deaths by 23 suicide were identified: 19 were males, relationship problems were the main suicide reason (n = 6) and hanging was the most frequently used suicide method (n = 7). A strategic intervention to tackle suicide risk among university students is warranted. Cambridge University Press 2021-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8314982/ /pubmed/34382950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.13 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
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Najjuka, Sarah Maria
Rukundo, Godfrey Zari
Suicide among Ugandan university students: evidence from media reports for 2010–2020
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.13
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