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Volume 8 Pediatrics & Therapeutics
ISSN: 2161-0665 Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology 2018
March 21-22, 2018
16th Annual World Congress on
3rd Annual World Congress on
March 21-22, 2018 | New York, USA
PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC NUTRITION,
GASTROENTEROLOGY & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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Meta-analysis of risk factors of suicidal phenomena in adolescents
Chan Ma Jesusa, Buhat Kristine Mae Biene, Ruckenbrod Jenneyfer Rezza and Ong Kim Elizabeth
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center Inc., Philippines
Suicidal phenomena (suicide attempts, deliberate self-harm and suicidal plans, threats and thoughts) are common in adolescents.
Identification of factors associated with these phenomena could play an important role in the development of school or community-
based prevention and intervention programs. Self-harm and suicide are major public health problems in adolescents, with rates of
self-harm being high in the teenage years and suicide being the third (for females) and fourth (for males) most common cause of
death in young people worldwide. This study is to provide a summary of current knowledge about suicidal phenomena risk factors
in adolescent, a meta-analysis of published prospective studies longitudinally predicting suicidal phenomena in adolescents. This
included 13 published reports. Results from a random-effects model demonstrated significant, albeit weak, overall prediction of
suicidal phenomena in adolescent 2.45 (95% CI: 1.60 to 3.4). Among specific suicidal phenomena risk factors, alcohol abuse, family
suicidal behavior, and friends’ suicidal behavior yielded the strongest effects (ORs>3.0); all remaining risk factor categories produced
ORs near or below 2.0. Additionally, results highlighted several limitations of the existing literature, including idiosyncratic suicidal
phenomena measurement. These findings indicate that few strong suicidal phenomena risk factors have been identified, and suggest a
need for standardized suicidal phenomena measurement and to create more longitudinal prospective studies of risk factors of suicidal
phenomena in adolescent.
Pediatr Ther 2018, Volume: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665-C1-049