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INTRODUCTION: Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people globally. Risk and protective factors play a critical role in suicide prevention. This study aimed to identify the relationship between family and peer support with suicidal ideation among adolescents in Malaysia. METHODS: Data from the 2017 Adolescent Health Survey, a nation-wide school-based survey, using 2-stage cluster sampling design was analysed. The survey used validated self-administered anonymous Global School-based Student Health Survey and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, DASS-21 questionnaires. The survey targeted school-going adolescents age 13-17 years. RESULTS: Overall response rate was 89.0%. The prevalence of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Malaysia was 10.0% (95% Confidence interval: 9.2, 10.8). Adolescents with positive parental connectedness and bonding were 25% and 24% less likely to have suicidal ideation. Other protective factors are stay with both parents and have close friends which showed 13% and 53% less risk of suicidal ideation. In contrast, suicidal ideation was significantly higher among girls, those from urban area, who were depressed, felt lonely, having anxiety, been bullied, abused physically or emotionally at home and those who consumed alcohol. DISCUSSION: Family and peer supports were found as important protective factors against suicidal ideation among adolescents in Malaysia. Identifying the risk and protective factors can provide areas of emphasis for interventions that help prevent suicide. Strategies and activities should be planned to enhance family and peer cohesiveness while reducing modifiable risk factors.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-282,
title = {Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents: Does Family and Peer Support Play a Role?},
author = {Noor Ani Ahmad and Fazly Azry Abdul Aziz and Mohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak and Norhafizah Sahril and Nik Adilah Shahein and Chan Ying Ying and Norain Ab Wahab and Rasidah Jamaluddin and Rajini Sooryanarayana},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people globally. Risk and protective factors play a critical role in suicide prevention. This study aimed to identify the relationship between family and peer support with suicidal ideation among adolescents in Malaysia. METHODS: Data from the 2017 Adolescent Health Survey, a nation-wide school-based survey, using 2-stage cluster sampling design was analysed. The survey used validated self-administered anonymous Global School-based Student Health Survey and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, DASS-21 questionnaires. The survey targeted school-going adolescents age 13-17 years. RESULTS: Overall response rate was 89.0%. The prevalence of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Malaysia was 10.0% (95% Confidence interval: 9.2, 10.8). Adolescents with positive parental connectedness and bonding were 25% and 24% less likely to have suicidal ideation. Other protective factors are stay with both parents and have close friends which showed 13% and 53% less risk of suicidal ideation. In contrast, suicidal ideation was significantly higher among girls, those from urban area, who were depressed, felt lonely, having anxiety, been bullied, abused physically or emotionally at home and those who consumed alcohol. DISCUSSION: Family and peer supports were found as important protective factors against suicidal ideation among adolescents in Malaysia. Identifying the risk and protective factors can provide areas of emphasis for interventions that help prevent suicide. Strategies and activities should be planned to enhance family and peer cohesiveness while reducing modifiable risk factors.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Heath, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia},
keywords = {close friend, parental connectedness, suicidal ideation},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}