Suicidality among gender minorities in Karnataka, South India

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Percent participants either thought or attempted suicide in the past month by background characteristics

Characteristics	Total	Percent	p
Total	278	42.3
Age of the respondents
< 30 years	132	45.9	0.249
30+ years	146	39.0
Education level
Little or no formal education	50	46.0	0.143
5–9 years schooling	65	31.8
10+ years schooling	163	45.4
Main source of income
Service/business/trade	104	44.2	0.000
Basti	63	61.9
Sex work	49	38.8
Others	62	22.2
Religion
Hindu	239	42.3	0.977
Others	39	42.5
Personal identity
Kothi	171	36.0	0.007
Hijra	107	52.3
Current marital status
Currently living with spouse	41	29.3	0.067
Ever married, but currently not living with spouse	32	56.3
Never married	205	42.7
Living arrangement
Living with family/spouse	134	34.1	0.022
Living alone/with a male partner	111	47.7
Living with guru	32	56.3
Status of living in the city
Since birth	129	37.7	0.056
Migrated to the city	138	49.3
Like to change physical appearance
No	193	35.2	0.000
Yes	85	58.1
Alcohol consumption
Never/Less often	213	38.3	0.015
Everyday	65	55.4
Overall anxiety
Low/medium	152	37.5	0.076
High	126	48.0
Overall depression
Low/medium	181	32.6	0.000
High	86	63.2

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