Table 7 Pattern of self-harm among the participants
S/N | Statements | Response (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
1 | Cut your wrists, arms or other areas of the body | 120 (26.7) | 330 (73.3) |
2 | Burned yourself with a cigarette | 50 (11.1) | 400 (88.9) |
3. | Burned yourself with a lighter | 76 (16.9) | 374 (83.1) |
4. | Carved words into your skin | 75 (16.7) | 375 (83.3) |
5 | Carved pictures design or other markers into your skin | 37 (8.2) | 413 (91.8) |
6. | Bit yourself to the extent that you broke the skin | 63 (14.0) | 387 (86.0) |
7. | Rubbed sandpaper on your body | 14 (3.1) | 436 (96.9) |
8. | Dripped acid onto your skin | 3 (0.7) | 447 (99.3) |
9. | Used bleach, comet, or cleaner to scrub your skin | 12 (12) | 438 (97.3) |
10 | Stuck sharp objects such as needles, pins and staples into your skin (excluding tattoos, ear piercing, needles used for drug use or body piercing) | 44 (9.8) | 406 (90.2) |
| Â | Self-harm | 194 (43.1) | |
No self-harm | 256 (56.9) | ||