[Suicide ideation among college students in Chongqing.].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the prevalence and risk factors for suicide ideation among college students in Chongqing city.


METHODS
Data on suicide ideation and related factors were collected from 9808 college students at 11 colleges randomly selected in Chongqing. A multiple logistic regression model was used to identify risk factors for suicide ideation.


RESULTS
1279 (13.0%) of the 9808 students reported suicide ideation and the constituent ratio of boys and girls was 3:4 while risk factors for suicide ideation were ranked as follows: high frequency of feeling hopeless in prior year (OR = 5.07, 95%CI: 4.27 - 6.02); having psychological problems in recent 1 month that affecting daily lives and learning (2.07, 1.79 - 2.38); relatives having suicide behavior (1.77, 1.52 - 2.08); having had sexual experience (1.95, 1.65 - 2.30); being female (1.66, 1.45 - 1.90) and friends who had had suicide attempts (1.46, 1.28 - 1.67); having diseases in the last 1 month that affecting daily lives and learning (1.29, 1.08 - 1.52).


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of suicide ideation among these college students was high that calls the development, implementation and assessment of suicide prevention plans for college students that focusing on the risk factors identified for suicide ideation.
Chen
Jian-mei
JM
Center of Psychological Health, First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Ai
Ming
M
Kuang
Li
L
Wang
Min-jian
MJ
Shen
Yan
Y
Li
Da-qi
DQ
Gao
Xin-xue
XX
Li
Xue-mei
XM
Philips
Michael R
MR
Niu
Ya-juan
YJ
D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities