Associations between traumatic event experiences, psychiatric disorders, and suicidal behavior in the general population of Afghanistan: findings from Afghan National Mental Health Survey

Sabawoon, Ajmal; Keyes, Katherine M.; Karam, Elie; Kovess-Masfety, Viviane

doi:10.1186/s40621-022-00403-8

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Table 1 Demographic distributions of suicidal behavior in the Afghan general population in 2017

From: Associations between traumatic event experiences, psychiatric disorders, and suicidal behavior in the general population of Afghanistan: findings from Afghan National Mental Health Survey

Variables	Wish for death			Lifetime suicidal ideation			Lifetime suicidal plan			Lifetime suicidal attempt			Last 12-months suicidal ideation
Variables	n	% row	P-value	n	% row	P-value	n	% row	P-value	n	% row	P-value	n	% row	P-value
Sex
Male	1851	14.59	< 0.001	1848	5.25	< 0.001	1846	3.14	0.003	1847	2.33	< 0.001	1847	1.73	0.014
Female	2532	22.91	< 0.001	2533	9.24	< 0.001	2526	4.99	0.003	2530	4.58	< 0.001	2532	2.88	0.014
Age
15–24 years	1087	17.57	0.059	1087	8.19	0.053	1084	3.87	0.095	1087	3.59	0.679	1087	2.30	0.231
25–34 years	1032	17.83		1030	6.12		1029	4.28		1027	3.70		1029	2.53
35–44 years	967	21.3		964	9.13		961	5.52		963	4.15		964	3.11
45 + years (45–95 years)	1285	20.62		1288	6.99		1286	3.42		1288	3.18		1287	1.79
Ethnicity
Tajik	1176	20.83	0.004	1176	5.87	< 0.001	1174	3.32	0.001	1176	2.81	< 0.001	1176	1.87	0.01
Pashtun	2111	18.9		2105	9.69		2099	5.48		2101	4.90		2104	3.23
Hazara	485	22.27		487	5.75		486	2.26		487	1.44		487	1.03
Uzbek	288	11.81		287	3.14		287	2.44		287	1.74		287	1.74
Other	282	18.44		284	5.99		284	3.17		284	3.17		283	1.41
Education
No education	2679	20.98	< 0.001	2672	8.35	0.001	2666	4.8	0.003	2669	4.16	0.01	2670	2.77	0.034
Less than high school	737	20.76		742	8.49		740	4.73		742	3.91		742	2.56
High school and University	944	13.88		945	4.66		944	2.22		944	2.01		945	1.27
Marital status
Not married, divorced or separated	1060	19.34	0.940	1058	8.32	0.294	1056	3.98	0.653	1058	3.4	0.633	1057	2.08	0.432
Married and living with spouse	3312	19.44	0.940	3312	7.34	0.294	3305	4.30	0.653	3308	3.72	0.633	3311	2.51	0.432
Self-reported economic status
Very poor and poor	1691	23.71	< 0.001	1686	10.38	< 0.001	1682	5.65	< 0.001	1683	5.17	< 0.001	1686	3.68	< 0.001
Middle and rich	2627	16.48	< 0.001	2630	5.78	< 0.001	2626	3.31	< 0.001	2629	2.62	< 0.001	2628	1.6	< 0.001
Region
Central	524	32.25	< 0.001	530	10.75	< 0.001	528	6.63	< 0.001	530	5.66	< 0.001	530	3.77	< 0.001
South	552	23.37		552	14.86		550	8.18		552	8.15		551	5.26
East	554	10.11		552	5.43		549	2.73		549	3		552	1.63
Southwest	556	14.21		555	6.85		555	4.68		555	3.78		555	2.88
West	544	31.07		554	10.47		552	4.89		554	3.97		554	2.53
North	553	12.30		552	1.63		552	1.27		552	1.09		551	0.73
Central Highland	545	22.02		534	6.55		534	3.00		533	2.44		534	0.94
Northeast	556	10.79		553	3.98		553	2.35		553	1.45		553	1.45
Area of residence
Urban	1146	20.51	0.266	1147	6.97	0.388	1145	3.93	0.586	1147	3.49	0.761	1200	2.44	0.737
Rural	3238	18.99	0.266	3235	7.76	0.388	3228	4.31	0.586	3231	3.68	0.761	3180	2.27	0.737

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