2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.22768/v1
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Prevalence and factors associated with suicidal behavior among adolescents with epilepsy at Mulago and Butabika national referral hospitals in Uganda.

Abstract: Background Suicide is the 3 rd leading cause of death among young people. Patients with epilepsy are 2 times more likely to have suicidal ideation and 3 times more likely to plan suicide attempt. In addition to seizures, these young people experience a variety of psychiatric illnesses like depression and anxiety. Social support and coping are known to have an effect on suicidal behavior in adolescents with epilepsy. There’s scanty data on this subject in Uganda. The purpose of this study was to determine the p… Show more

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