Factors associated with suicidal ideation among medical students during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru: A multicenter study

We aimed to describe the prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation in a sample of 1238 medical students from different medical schools in Peru based on question 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Our results revealed that 17.9% of the participants had suicidal ideation. Fu...

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Published inDeath studies Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 183 - 191
Main Authors Crisol-Deza, Diego, Poma-Ramírez, Diana, Pacherres-López, Andrés, Noriega-Baella, Carlos, Villanueva-Zúñiga, Luis, Salvador-Carrillo, José, Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 2023
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Clinical significance
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Humans
Medical students
Pandemics
Peru - epidemiology
Students, Medical
Suicidal Ideation
Peru
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Summary:We aimed to describe the prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation in a sample of 1238 medical students from different medical schools in Peru based on question 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Our results revealed that 17.9% of the participants had suicidal ideation. Furthermore, using logistic regression, we found that not practicing any religion, the presence of clinically significant depression, and the presence of clinically significant anxiety were statistically related to the presence of suicidal ideation. Our results indicate that suicidal ideation was highly prevalent in the sample of medical students studied.
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ISSN:0748-1187
1091-7683
DOI:10.1080/07481187.2022.2042752