Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing.
Georgia State University, Public Health.
Afr Health Sci. 2021 Sep;21(3):1418-1427. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i3.53.
Globally, suicide is one of the leading causes of death, and approximately 80% of all suicides occur in lowand middle-income countries. Younger people in Africa are at a higher risk of suicide than others.
To describe the prevalence and factors associated with suicidal tendencies among undergraduate university students using alcohol and other psychoactive substances.
Convenient sampling was used to identify 400 students who participated in the study. Socio-demographic and Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview tools were used to obtain information. Data were analyzed using SAS 9.4 and presented in descriptive and inferential statistics.
Among the respondents, 80% were male, and 85% were using marijuana. 6.3% had suicidal tendencies. Respondents from the northern region had more suicidal tendencies than other regions, and unemployed students had more suicidal tendencies than those employed. After multivariate analysis, being abusive and dependent on other psychoactive substances was associated with suicidality. And having dependence on both alcohol and other psychoactive substances was associated with suicidality.
Suicidality screening and psychosocial support should be provided to this vulnerable population. Efforts There is a need to strengthen, implement more effective preventive strategies to reduce the use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances.
在全球范围内，自杀是导致死亡的主要原因之一，大约 80%的自杀发生在中低收入国家。非洲的年轻人自杀风险高于其他人群。
使用酒精和其他精神活性物质描述大学生自杀倾向的流行情况和相关因素。
采用便利抽样法确定了 400 名参与研究的学生。使用社会人口统计学和迷你国际神经精神访谈工具获取信息。使用 SAS 9.4 进行数据分析，并采用描述性和推断性统计方法进行呈现。
在受访者中，80%是男性，85%使用大麻。6.3%有自杀倾向。来自北部地区的受访者比其他地区更倾向于自杀，失业学生比就业学生更倾向于自杀。经过多变量分析，滥用和依赖其他精神活性物质与自杀倾向相关，同时依赖酒精和其他精神活性物质也与自杀倾向相关。
应向这一弱势群体提供自杀倾向筛查和心理社会支持。需要加强努力，实施更有效的预防策略，以减少酒精和其他精神活性物质的使用。
