Comparing the reasons for suicide from attempt survivors and their families in Ghana.
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SUBMITTER: Asare-Doku W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469126 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
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Comparing the reasons for suicide from attempt survivors and their families in Ghana.
Asare-Doku Winifred W Osafo Joseph J Akotia Charity S CS
BMC public health 20190416 1
<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>Analysis of the data showed two major themes: 1) Similar Reasons (where both families and attempt survivors c ...[more]
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