Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics and logistic regression showing factors associated with suicide attempts among individuals admitted to the psychiatry unit

Age (mean, SD)

32.5 (13.1)

0.99 (0.98-1.00)

0.335

Number of days with symptoms before admission (Median, IQR)

7 (2.5–21)

0.99 (0.99-1.00)

0.966

Number of days on ward (median, IQR)

5.5 (3–11)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

0.892

Gender

Female

43 (40.2)

1 (reference)

0.417

Male

64 (59.8)

1.18 (0.79–1.74)

Positive family history

22 (20.6)

1.13 (0.70–1.82)

0.619

Marital status

Married /cohabiting

48 (50.5)

1 (reference)

Divorced

1 (1.1)

0.62 (0.08–4.64)

0.644

Separated

4 (4.2)

0.47 (0.17–1.31)

0.147

Single

40 (42.1)

0.93 (0.61–1.43)

0.754

Widowed

2 (2.1)

0.52 (0.13–2.19)

0.376

Level of education

None

19 (26.0)

1 (reference)

Primary

19 (26.0)

1.01 (0.53–1.93)

0.969

Secondary

23 (31.5)

1.58 (0.85–2.94)

0.144

Tertiary

12 (16.4)

1.26 (0.60–2.62)

0.542

Employment status

Unemployed

76 (86.4)

1 (reference)

0.664

Employed

12 (13.6)

0.87 (0.47–1.62)

Year

Pre-covid

54 (50.5)

1 (reference)

During covid

53 (49.5)

0.99 (0.68–1.46)

0.979

Type of stressor present

Family and/Marital conflicts (yes/no)

18 (16.8)

2.10 (1.24–3.52)

0.005

1.10 (0.57–2.13)

0.771

Financial constraint (yes/no)

11 (20.0)

2.79 (1.38–5.61)

0.004

2.13 (0.98–4.62)

0.056

Other stressors (yes/no)

11 (10.3)

2.37 (1.24–4.52)

0.009

1.28 (0.62–2.64)

0.503

Diagnosis

Bipolar Affective Disorder

13 (12.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Depressive disorders

33 (31.7)

12.18 (6.27–23.64)

< 0.001

10.73 (3.44–33.50)

< 0.001

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

29 (27.9)

1.49 (0.77–0.88)

0.237

1.82 (0.59–5.63)

0.299

Substance-related disorders

12 (11.5)

2.89 (1.34–6.62)

0.007

4.14 (1.21–14.15)

0.023

Other disorders**

17 (16.4)

2.51 (1.21–5.21)

0.014

2.85 (0.87–9.36)

0.083