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Result
Study indicated that females shown better knowledge about youth suicide compared to their male. Attitudes
were 44.4% (males) and 38.1% (females). On the basis of research it was hypothesized that young adults would hold
reasonable attitudes on youth suicide. Also expected that a gender difference would emerge with females were more
positive and accepting attitudes towards youth suicide than males. Awareness indicated that 51.1% (males), 42.0%
Original Article
(females). It was proposed that only a small proportion of young adults would indicate having received suicide education
while at high school.
Conclusion
Study revealed that youths were exposed lack of knowledge, unfavorable attitudes, and lack of awareness.
Study suggested that youths need more self-education and suicidal awareness program by health professionals and
media in order to improve the knowledge, attitude and awareness regarding suicide prevention programme.
KEYWORDS: Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness
Received: Dec 01, 2015; Accepted: Dec 11, 2015; Published: Dec 14, 2015; Paper Id.: IJMPSDEC201512
INTRODUCTION
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults in their early twenties.
Every 11 seconds someone attempts to end his life. One among every 10 of these individuals succeeds on the first
attempt another one of those 10 persons will try again and succeed.
Suicide, one of the important causes of death in the younger age group, has a greater socioeconomic
impact than other common causes of death in the older age group. Therefore, we are in urgent need of a public
men tal health network to prevent suicide and to detect and treat early mental health problems leading to suicide.
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To analyze association between the knowledge, attitude and awareness with demographic variables regarding
suicide prevention programme
Hypothesis: H1: There is a significant level of association of knowledge, attitude and awareness with selected
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Kang E H: (2010) Studied that Suicide is a leading cause of death in children and youth in the Korea. Selfreported suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among Korean adolescents in a web-based nationwide survey. Sample of
72,623 adolescents aged 12-18 years who responded to a web-based anonymous self-reported survey were 19.1% and 4.9%,
respectively. In contrast to previous reports in other countries, the suicide attempt rate in Korean female adolescents
peaked at age 13 years, and there were no differences in suicidal ideation in females by age. There were no differences in
both suicidal ideation and attempt rates in males by age.
Portzky G, van Heerigen K (2006) This study examined the effectiveness of these programs in a controlled study
by assessing the effect on knowledge, attitudes, coping and hopelessness. Fourteen- to 18-year-old students were
administered structured questionnaires before and after the program to assess the effect on knowledge, attitudes, coping
and hopelessness. The researcher found that the program had no effect on coping styles and levels of hopelessness.
However a positive effect on knowledge could be identified and an interaction effect of the program with gender on
attitudes was also found. A negative impact of the program could not be found.
Kennedy Sp. Brafd CJ (2005) studied on emergency department management of suicidal adolescent. The study
revealed that suicide is third leading cause of death for youths aged between 15 to 24 years. Approximately 2 million
adolescents attempted suicide each year and 19 percent reported serious consideration of suicide in the past year.
Over Hoster (2004) Conducted a study on suicide awareness programs in school effects of gender and personal
experience. This study evaluated the effect of gender and personal experience with suicide on the knowledge, attitude and
behaviors of 471 high school students. Also a suicide awareness curriculum was provided to 215 students and its impacts
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were assessed. Results showed that having personal experience with a pear who attempted suicide served to sensitize the
student to the issues discussed in the curriculum, making it more likely that their knowledge regarding suicide world
improve.
METHODOLOGY
This study conducted among high school students and youths in and around G city. Samples were selected by
Non probability convenient sampling technique. Age between 16-20 years of 50 adolescents. Data were collected on 16th20 August 2014 among 60 youths 10 were missed due to the in completed data. So final samples were 50 youths.by
structured questionnaire and Likert 4 scale measurement method which included strongly agrees, agree, disagree and
strongly disagree. The analysis was done by descriptive statistics method. Since the study is descriptive survey
interventions are not required.
Data were administered among Study conducted during 2nd week of August 2014. Collected by structured
questionnaire and Likert 4 scale measurement method which included strongly agree, agree, disagree and strongly disagree.
Pilot Study
In order to test the relevance and practicability of the study was conducted among 10 youths at G City. The effect
of suicide prevention programme on knowledge. Attitude and awareness were assessed with the prepared questionnaire.
The result of the pilot study showed that there was no association between knowledge, Attitude and awareness with
demographic data.
RESULTS
Findings of this study frequency and percentage distribution of the demographic variables of the youths revealed
that
Distributions of age of youths 2 % are under 16 years, 90 % are age between 17-19 years and 6% are above 20
years.
Regarding sex of youths out of 50 sample 22% are male and 78% are female.
Regarding Source of information by mass media - 14%, Health professional - 2%, friends and relatives -12% and
other s - 72%.
Table 1: Distribution of Demographic Variables
S. No.
1.
2.
3.
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Variables
Age (years)
a) under 16yrs
b) 17-19yrs
c) above 20
Sex
Male
Female
Source of information:
a) Mass media
b) Health professional
c) Friends & relatives
d) Others
F (f)
P (%)
2
45
3
4%
90 %
6%
11
39
22 %
78 %
7
1
6
36
14 %
2%
12 %
72%
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Knowledge
Mean
Strongly agree
9
Agree
12
Disagree
14
Strongly disagree
15
Attitude
True
31
false
19
Awareness
Strongly agree
11
Agree
15
Disagree
15
Strongly disagree
9
SD
2.5
8.3
8.7
10.8
%
18
24
28
30
8.5
2
62
38
13.1
7.4
7.4
8.2
22
30
30
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Awareness towards Suicide prevention programme: Results indicated that 51.1% (males), 42.0% (females). It
was proposed that only a small proportion of youths would indicate that received suicide education at high school. The
association of demographic variables with knowledge, attitude and awareness The obtained chi square value in education
shows greater than the table value. Hence there was no association between other variables with youths.
Impact Factor (JCC): 5.4638
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This suggests that, although findings were mixed, the program may have had a small, positive effect on suicide
awareness and response to suicidal youths, as was also the case in another evaluation of a school-based suicide awareness
curriculum (Kalafat & Elias,1994).
RECOMMENDATION
Future research should be conducted following the reformulation of the parent, school based and teachers to make
more education to the youths. The program should also be tested in more socially and geographically diverse regions.
Large random samples should be used in order to allow for more sophisticated data analyses and to afford generalization of
the findings.
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