From: Suicidal behaviour in old age - results from the Ibadan study of ageing
Characteristics | Ideation n. (%) | Plan. n (%) | Attempt n (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â |
80+ | 32 (4.3) | 11 (1.4) | 3 (0.5) |
75–79 | 17 (4.7) | 1 (0.5) | 0.(0.0) |
70–74 | 28 (4.7) | 4 (0.6) | 2 (0.2) |
65–69 | 22 (3.0) | 4 (90.7) | 1 (0.1) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 39 (0.7) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Females | 60 (4.5) | 18 (1.5)* | 5 (0.3) |
Total | 99 (4.0) | 20 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) |
Years of formal education | Â | Â | Â |
0 1–6 | 51 (3.9) | 11 (0.8) | 2 (0.1) |
7–12 | 29 (4.4) | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.3) |
13+ | 10 (3.8) | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.2) |
 | 9 (4.0) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
Marital group | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 44 (3.4) | 5 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) |
Separated/Widowed/divorced | 55 (5.0) | 15 (1.5)** | 3 (0.3) |
Economic group | Â | Â | Â |
High | 8 (3.6) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
High-average | 22 (3.8) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Low-average | 43 (4.6) | 10 (0.9) | 5 (0.4) |
Low | 26 (3.6) | 5 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Residence | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 16 (2.5) | 5 (0.8) | 2 (0.2) |
Semi-urban | 41 (3.4) | 9 (0.8) | 3 (0.2) |
Rural | 42 (6.1)** | 6 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) |
Quality of house floor | Â | Â | Â |
Earth floor | 74 (4.2) | 17 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) |
Hard floor | 25 (3.6) | 3 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
Religious | 97 (4.0) | 20 (0.8) | 6 (0.2) |
Contact with family | 96 (4.0) | 19 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) |
Contact with friends | 89 (4.2) | 18 (0.7) | 6 (0.2) |
Lifetime depression | 551 | 25.6 | 1 (0.2) |