Suicidal behaviour among youths associated with psychopathology in both parents and youths attending outpatient psychiatric clinic in Kenya

Table 2 Suicidal behaviour among youths in relation to their background characteristics

Variables	Suicidal behaviour		No suicidal behaviour		OR	95% CI		p value*
	(N= 205)		(N= 40)
	n	%	n	%		Lower	Upper
Age in years
13–15	50	82.0	11	18.0	1.73	0.73	4.13	0.216
16–18	113	89.7	13	10.3	3.31	1.47	7.47	0.004
19–22	42	72.4	16	27.6	Reference
Sex
Female	82	82.0	18	18.0	0.81	0.41	1.61	0.556
Male	123	84.8	22	15.2	Reference
Position of birth
Only child/first born	94	84.7	17	15.3	2.21	0.75	6.50	0.149
Second born	49	89.1	6	10.9	3.27	0.92	11.64	0.068
Third born	28	77.8	8	22.2	1.40	0.41	4.79	0.592
Fourth born	19	86.4	3	13.6	2.53	0.54	11.85	0.238
Fifth born or higher	15	71.4	6	28.6	Reference
Level of education
Secondary	132	88.0	18	12.0	2.08	0.97	4.42	0.05
College	20	74.1	7	25.9	0.81	0.29	2.27	0.687
Primary	53	77.9	15	22.1	Reference
Marital status of parents
Single mother, never married	13	81.3	3	18.8	0.88	0.24	3.27	0.847
Widower/widow	33	82.5	7	17.5	0.96	0.39	2.36	0.922
Married	148	83.1	30	16.9	Reference
Duration of illness
1–12 months	60	81.1	14	18.9	0.67	0.22	2.03	0.478
>1–5 years	107	83.6	21	16.4	0.80	0.28	2.28	0.671
>5 years	32	86.5	5	13.5	Reference

*Significance at p < 0.05 (italicized); OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

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