Table 2

Prevalence estimates of suicidal behaviour in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia, 2021 (n=630)

Variables	Category	Number (N)	%
Lifetime suicidal behaviour	No	469	74.4
Lifetime suicidal behaviour	Yes	161	25.6
Lifetime suicide ideation	Yes	104	16.5
Lifetime suicide plan	Yes	35	5.6
Lifetime suicide attempt	Yes	22	3.5
Suicidal ideation over the past 12 months	No	570	90.5
Suicidal ideation over the past 12 months	Yes	60	9.5
Frequency of suicidal ideation over the past 12 months	Never	570	90.5
	Rarely one time	21	3.3
	Sometimes two times	21	3.3
	Often 3–4 times	14	2.2
	Very often five times or more	4	0.6
Threat of suicide attempt	No	593	94.1
Threat of suicide attempt	Yes	37	5.9
Frequency of threat of suicide attempt	More than once	14	2.2
	No	593	94.1
	One time	23	3.7
Suicidal behaviour in the future (plan)	No	612	97.1
Suicidal behaviour in the future (plan)	Yes	18	2.9
Overall suicide behaviour risk grade	Yes (≥7)	50	7.9
Overall suicide behaviour risk grade	No (<7)	580	92.1
Received any professional medical treatment for thinking about or attempting to	Yes	10	1.6
	No	620	98.4
Admission to hospital for a few hours overnight or longer as a result	Yes	15	2.4
	No	612	97.6
Personal suicide stigma	Yes	65	10.3
Personal suicide stigma	No	565	89.7