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Table 5 Youth suicidal behaviour in relation to their patterns of psychiatric condition

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

Variables

Suicidal behaviour

No suicidal behaviour

OR

95% CI

p value*

 

(N= 205)

(N= 40)

    
 

n

%

n

%

 

Lower

Upper

 

1 disorder

52

65.8

27

34.2

Reference

   

2–3 disorders

42

87.5

6

12.5

3.63

1.37

9.62

0.009

4 or more disorders

111

94.1

7

5.9

8.23

3.37

20.13

<0.001

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