Suicidal thoughts, attempts and motives among university students in 12 Muslim-majority countries

• Main Authors: Eskin, Mehmet, Al Buhairan, Fadia, Rezaeian, Mohsen, Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M., Harlak, Hacer, El Nayal, Mayssah, Asad, Nargis, Khan, Aqeel, Mechri, Anwar, Noor, Isa Multazam, Hamdan, Motasem, Isayeva, Ulker, Khader, Yousef, Al Sayyari, Alaa, Khader, Albaraa, Behzadi, Bahareh, Ozturk, Cennet Safak, Hendarmin, Laifa Annisa, Khan, Murad Moosa, Khatib, Salam
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer New York LLC 2019
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87846/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-018-9613-4
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

There is a scarcity of research on suicidal phenomena in the Muslim world. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the self-reported prevalence of suicidal thoughts, attempts and motives in 12 Muslim countries. A total of 8417 (54.4% women) university students were surveyed by means of a self-r...