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Suicidal behaviours among Ugandan university students: a cross-sectional study.

Mark Mohan KaggwaInnocent ArinaitweMoses MuwanguziElicana NduhuuraJonathan KajjimuMoses KuleSarah Maria NajjukaRahel NkolaNoble AjunaNicholas Kisaakye WamalaIvan MachachaMohammed A MamunCyrus Su-Hui HoMark D GriffithsGodfrey Zari Rukundo
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2022)
University students have prevalent suicide behaviours especially among students with a chronic physical medical condition, a history of sexual abuse, and problems paying university tuition fees. Based on the present study, for students at risk, universities should provide appropriate interventions such as life skills education and suicide prevention techniques.
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