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## Introduction: Despite interventions by low and middle-income countries toward the achievement of the global sustainable development goal (sdg) on promoting mental health and well-being of their populace by the year 2030, suicidal behaviours continue to be major causes of premature mortality, especially among young people. this study examined the prevalence and predictors of suicidal behaviours among in-school adolescents in mozambique. ## Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 1918 in-school adolescents using data from the 2015 global school-based health survey (gshs) of mozambique. the outcome variables (suicidal ideation, suicidal plan, and suicidal attempt) were measured with single items in the survey. both bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed using chi-square test of independence and binary logistic regression respectively. results are presented as adjusted odds ratios for the binary logistic regression analysis. statistical significance was set at p<0.05. ## Results: The prevalence of suicidal behaviours 12 months prior to the survey were 17.7%, 19.6% and 18.5% for suicidal ideation, suicidal plan, and suicidal attempt respectively. adoles

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Author

Abdul-Aziz Seidu; Hubert Amu; Louis Kobina Dadzie; Abigail Amoah; Bright Opoku Ahinkorah; Edward Kwabena Ameyaw; Henry Yaw Acheampong; Kwaku Kissah-Korsah

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)