Comparing the reasons for suicide from attempt survivors and their families in Ghana

Winifred Asare-Doku, Joseph Osafo, Charity S. Akotia

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Abstract

Background: Family members are key in detecting early suicide warning signs. This study compared the reasons for suicidality as reported by attempt survivors with their family folks in Ghana. Methods: A qualitative design was used to select a sample size of 20 (10 family members and 10 suicide attempt survivors). Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Results: Analysis of the data showed two major themes: 1) Similar Reasons (where both families and attempt survivors consistently reported similar reasons for suicidality and 2) Different Reasons (where there were sharp divergences). Conclusions: Findings from this study help to understand the readiness of attempt survivor family members to intervene early during suicidal crisis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number412
JournalBMC Public Health
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Attempt survivors
  • Families
  • Ghana
  • Suicide

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