Factors in the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation Among Bereaved Women in Rural Communities, Imo State, Nigeria

Ann Ukachi Madukwe; Ngozi Nkwakaego Sydney-Agbor; Richards Ebireonwu Ebeh

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Factors in the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation Among Bereaved Women in Rural Communities, Imo State, Nigeria

Ann Ukachi Madukwe, Ngozi Nkwakaego Sydney-Agbor, Richards Ebireonwu Ebeh

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 9, Issue 3)

Received: 1 August 2021 Accepted: 20 August 2021 Published: 31 August 2021

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This study investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation and social support, number-of-children and age-at-bereavement as predictors of suicidal ideation among bereaved women. Respondents were 474 women who lost their spouses at least 6 months before the study, selected from rural communities in the three senatorial zones of Imo State via purposive sampling technique. Two validated questionnaires were administered to assess suicidal ideation and perceived social support, while number-of-children and age-at-bereavement were measured as continuous variables among respondents. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design and the generalized linear model statistics was employed for analyses with SPSS vs 21. The findings of the study showed that suicidal ideation was significantly prevalent. Social support and age-at-bereavement were found positive and negative relationship with suicidal ideation, they were also significant predictors of suicidal ideation. Number-of-children was found to have a minimal positive relationship with suicidal ideation, it did not predict suicidal ideation. The study recommends that suicidal ideation interventions for widows should always involve adequate assessment of their social support type not just level, and how old they were at the time of bereavement. The establishment of a community-based program of social support with accompanying suicide prevention counselling for widows was strongly recommended.

Published in	American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 9, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajpn.20210903.18
Page(s)	118-125
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Age, Bereaved, Community, Nigeria, Rural, Suicidal Ideation, Women

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Ann Ukachi Madukwe, Ngozi Nkwakaego Sydney-Agbor, Richards Ebireonwu Ebeh. Factors in the Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation Among Bereaved Women in Rural Communities, Imo State, Nigeria. Am J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2021;9(3):118-125. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpn.20210903.18

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Ann Ukachi Madukwe

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Ngozi Nkwakaego Sydney-Agbor

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Richards Ebireonwu Ebeh

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria

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