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Table 4 Adjusted association between traumatic event exposure with 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

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Collective violence (total) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.792 [1.476, 2.175]

0.000

2.004 [1.491, 2.694]

0.000

2.321 [1.579, 3.411]

0.000

2.866 [1.877, 4.377]

0.000

2.05 [1.245, 3.374]

0.005

Collective violence (experienced) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.732 [1.424, 2.107]

0.000

2.467 [1.844, 3.3]

0.000

2.434 [1.67, 3.548]

0.000

2.739 [1.845, 4.065]

0.000

2.517 [1.547, 4.097]

0.000

Collective violence (witnessed) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.639 [1.363, 1.972]

0.000

1.725 [1.311, 2.268]

0.000

2.08 [1.455, 2.974]

0.000

2.565 [1.73, 3.804]

0.000

2.1 [1.306, 3.376]

0.002

Caused/witnessed harm (total) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

2.322 [1.842, 2.928]

0.000

2.09 [1.543, 2.831]

0.000

2.336 [1.605, 3.4]

0.000

2.719 [1.835, 4.031]

0.000

2.578 [1.605, 4.142]

0.000

Caused/witnessed harm (experienced) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

2.87 [1.429, 5.76]

0.003

4.784 [2.154, 10.627]

0.000

3.811 [1.364, 10.648]

0.011

3.777 [1.06, 13.452]

0.040

2.375 [0.434, 12.993]

0.318

Caused/witnessed harm (witnessed) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

2.216 [1.751, 2.805]

0.000

1.905 [1.398, 2.596]

0.000

2.076 [1.422, 3.029]

0.000

2.543 [1.715, 3.77]

0.000

2.369 [1.463, 3.834]

0.000

Inter-personal violence (total) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.779 [1.484, 2.134]

0.000

2.332 [1.759, 3.09]

0.000

3.569 [2.426, 5.25]

0.000

3.784 [2.491, 5.75]

0.000

4.185 [2.495, 7.022]

0.000

Inter-personal violence (experienced) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.731 [1.434, 2.091]

0.000

2.842 [2.158, 3.741]

0.000

3.889 [2.724, 5.553]

0.000

3.897 [2.636, 5.762]

0.000

3.992 [2.488, 6.406]

0.000

Inter-personal violence (witnessed) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.309 [1.079, 1.589]

0.006

1.197 [0.904, 1.585]

0.209

1.306 [0.907, 1.88]

0.152

1.46 [0.981, 2.174]

0.062

1.203 [0.737, 1.962]

0.460

Sexual violence (total) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

4.52 [3.168, 6.448]

0.000

2.837 [1.889, 4.261]

0.000

3.957 [2.425, 6.456]

0.000

4.217 [2.574, 6.909]

0.000

5.625 [3.148, 10.052]

0.000

Sexual violence (experienced) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

4.065 [2.564, 6.444]

0.000

3.647 [2.158, 6.163]

0.000

4.189 [2.21, 7.942]

0.000

4.402 [2.307, 8.397]

0.000

5.777 [2.698, 12.37]

0.000

Sexual violence (witnessed) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

4.66 [3.004, 7.228]

0.000

2.456 [1.464, 4.12]

0.001

3.909 [2.191, 6.976]

0.000

4.263 [2.352, 7.727]

0.000

4.835 [2.37, 9.865]

0.000

Accidental injury (total) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

2.423 [1.906, 3.081]

0.000

1.977 [1.374, 2.845]

0.000

2.431 [1.466, 4.033]

0.001

3.479 [2.039, 5.935]

0.000

1.618 [0.888, 2.947]

0.116

Accidental injury (experienced) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.881 [1.555, 2.275]

0.000

1.966 [1.495, 2.587]

0.000

1.852 [1.277, 2.686]

0.001

2.285 [1.517, 3.443]

0.000

1.902 [1.151, 3.144]

0.012

Accidental injury (witnessed) (Refā€‰=ā€‰No)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Yes

1.72 [1.408, 2.1]

0.000

1.43 [1.06, 1.929]

0.019

1.399 [0.936, 2.093]

0.102

1.476 [0.962, 2.264]

0.075

1.128 [0.672, 1.894]

0.648

  1. Adjusted for sex, age, ethnicity, education, marital status, self-reported economic status, region, and urbanicity