This is quite significant as our finding is in direct correlation with the crude-age-specific estimated suicide rates for Nigeria in the WHO Global Health Estimates. 2 Although our study did not evaluate suicidal plans and attempt, we believe our finding deserves more investigations as the WMHS also found that transition from suicidal ideation to first onset of plan or attempt is extremely elevated within the first one year of the ideation and decreases substantially thereafter.
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Prevalence and associated factors for suicidal ideation in the Lagos State Mental Health Survey, Nigeria.
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