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  • Suicide among Ugandan university students: evidence from media reports for 2010–2020

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  • Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Moses Muwanguzi, Elicana Nduhuura, Jonathan Kajjimu, Innocent Arinaitwe, Moses Kule, Sarah Maria Najjuka, Godfrey Zari Rukundo
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    BJPsych International / Volume 18 / Issue 3 / August 2021
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    30 April 2021, pp. 63-67
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    August 2021
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  • University students are in transition to adulthood and face multiple challenges that may lead to suicide. They are reported to have a higher risk of suicide by the World Health Organization. As there is no national suicide database in Uganda, we analysed student suicide using the press/media reports of suicides published between 2010 and 2020. A total of deaths by 23 suicide were identified: 19 were males, relationship problems were the main suicide reason (n = 6) and hanging was the most frequently used suicide method (n = 7). A strategic intervention to tackle suicide risk among university students is warranted.