Prevalence of hopelessness and suicidal ideation and their associated factors among pediatric patients with leukemia

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 3 Beck Suicidal Ideation Scale of 97 leukemic patients and associated factors

Variables		Mean ± standard deviation	P value
Gender	Female	1.21 ± 2.24	0.780
Gender	Male	0.28 ± 0.6	0.780
Abode	Urban	1.11 ± 1.37	0.108
Abode	Rural	0.69 ± 1.92
Education	Elementary	0
	Middle school	0.17 ± 0.38	0.031^*
	High school	0.92 ± 1.75
Parents’ education	Under diploma	1.54 ± 2.49
	Diploma	1.95 ± 2.71	0.008^*
	Academic education	0.26 ± 0.68
Income	Less than 1 million Rial ($250)	0.4 ± 1.03
	Between 1 to 2 million Rial ($250–500)	2.91 ± 3.27	0.017^*
	More than 2 million Rial (> $500)	0.29 ± 0.81
Type of leukemia	Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)	0.67 ± 1.27
Type of leukemia	Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML)	0.42 ± 0.96	0.001^*
Onset	6 to 12 months	7	0.001^*
	12–24 months	0.93 ± 1.21	0.372^*
	> 24 months	0.8 ± 1.66
Severity	Standard	0.44 ± 0.77
Severity	High risk	0.72 ± 2.05
Variables		0.4 ± 0.93	0.387
Gender	Female	0.82 ± 1.83	0.387