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- Title
Comparing the reasons for suicide from attempt survivors and their families in Ghana.
- Authors
Asare-Doku, Winifred; Osafo, Joseph; Akotia, Charity S.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Family members are key in detecting early suicide warning signs. This study compared the reasons for suicidality as reported by attempt survivors with their family folks in Ghana.<bold>Methods: </bold>A qualitative design was used to select a sample size of 20 (10 family members and 10 suicide attempt survivors). Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.<bold>Results: </bold>Analysis of the data showed two major themes: 1) Similar Reasons (where both families and attempt survivors consistently reported similar reasons for suicidality and 2) Different Reasons (where there were sharp divergences).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Findings from this study help to understand the readiness of attempt survivor family members to intervene early during suicidal crisis.
- Subjects
GHANA; SUICIDAL behavior; FAMILIES; THEMATIC analysis; SOCIAL background
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2019, Vol 19, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12889-019-6743-z