High risk of suicide among high-school learners in uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of suicide attempts among these SA learners was high and was influenced by multiple factors. Routine surveillance systems are urgently required to develop context-based interventions for male and female learners at uMgungundlovu District rural high schools.
PMID: 30004334 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research
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