Suicidal behaviour in children in Ghana: evidence from media reports

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flow chart of media portal search and news report extraction process.

Figure 2. Trends of media reports from 2000 to June 2020 on suicidal behaviour among children aged 12 and younger in Ghana.

Table 1. Characteristics of attempted suicide and suicides, stratified by sex.

	Boys (n = 22)	Girls (n = 8)	Total (N = 30)
	n	n	n
Age (in years):
8	1	0	1
9	4	1	5
10	10	3	13
11	3	2	5
12	4	2	6
Living arrangement:
With both parents	8	1	9
With mother only	3	2	5
With father only	5	0	5
No parents (living with other relative)	1	4	5
Not reported	5	1	6
Educational level:
Primary school	11	5	16
Junior high school	3	0	3
Not reported	8	3	11
Suicidal behaviour:
Attempted suicide	0	1	1
Suicide	22	7	29
Method:
Hanging	22	8	30
Incident location:
Indoor	11	3	14
Outdoor	11	4	15
Not reported	–	1	1
Time of incident:
Morning	2	0	2
Afternoon	14	8	22
Night	6	0	6
Attributions:
Scolding by parent(s)	3	1	4
Conflict with parent(s)	1	1	2
Poor schoolwork (exam failure)	2	–	2
TV content related to suicide	1	1	2
Conflict with sibling(s)	–	1	1
Not reported	15	4	19

Data availability statement

The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.