Table 2 Distribution of participants by their experiences with suicide

Knew someone attempting suicide

89

34.1

109

37.2

198

35.7

0.578

0.447

Knew someone having suicide thoughts

140

53.8

143

48.8

283

51.1

1.291

0.256

Attitude towards person attempting suicide:

 Sympathy

182

69.7

137

46.8

319

57.6

29.83

0.001*

 Don’t care

66

25.3

116

39.6

182

32.9

12.80

0.001*

 Weak person

9

3.4

33

11.3

42

7.6

12.03

0.001*

 Faithless

10

3.8

14

4.8

24

4.3

0.299

0.585

 Contempt

3

1.1

10

3.4

13

2.3

3.086

0.079

Relationship:

18.31

0.003*

 Family member

17

12.2

9

6.3

26

9.2

 Friend

79

56.8

99

69.2

178

63.1

 Neighbor

10

7.2

19

13.3

29

10.3

 Relative

21

15.1

7

4.9

28

9.9

 Someone known to me

6

4.3

1

0.7

7

2.5

 Not identified

6

4.3

8

5.6

14

5.0

 Know his/her intention to suicide

87

62.6

75

52.4

162

57.4

2.966

0.085

 Try to offer help

114

82.0

106

74.1

220

78.0

2.557

0.110

 Have suicidal thoughts

72

27.6

68

23.2

140

25.3

1.401

0.237

 Attempted suicide

32

12.3

36

12.3

68

12.3

0.000

1.000

Reasons for attempt:

(n = 32)

(n = 36)

(n = 68)

 Depression

21

65.6

21

58.3

42

61.8

0.381

0.537

 Education pressures

15

46.9

22

61.1

37

54.4

1.384

0.239

 Loneliness

17

53.1

11

30.6

28

41.2

3.563

0.059

 Absence of family support

10

31.3

12

33.3

22

32.4

0.034

0.855

 Hard living conditions

4

12.5

9

25.0

13

19.1

1.712

0.191

 Attract attention

1

3.1

2

5.6

3

4.4

0.237

0.626

 Reasons are still present

19

59.4

24

66.7

43

63.2

0.387

0.534

 Still think of suicide

11

34.4

20

55.6

31

45.6

3.064

0.080