Combined effect of health literacy and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors on suicide-related behaviors of junior middle school students
Objective To explore the combined effect of health literacy and non-suicidal self-injury on suicide-related behaviors in junior middle school students,so as to provide reference for suicide prevention.Methods During May to June 2023,a self-fill-ing questionnaire survey was conducted among 7 367 junior middle school students selected by the methods of multi-stage stratified cluster sampling combined with conventient sampling in Chongqing.And a binary Logistic regression model was established to ana-lyze the association of health literacy and NSSI with suicide-related behaviors.Results The detection rates of suicidal ideation,suicide planning,and suicide attempt among junior middle school students were 27.99%,9.84%,and 4.64%,and the detection rate of NSSI was 38.03%,the rates of possessing total health literacy,functional health literacy,interactive health literacy,and critical health literacy were 62.68%,66.51%,54.24%,and 72.65%,respectively.Binary Logistic regression analyses showed that the absence of total health literacy and the three dimensions of health literacy and NSSI were positively correlated with suicidal idea-tion,suicide planning,and suicide attempt in junior middle school students(OR=1.42-10.30),and there were combined effects(OR=7.43-18.71)(P<0.05).Conclusions Lack of health literacy or the presence of NSSI and their co-existence increase the risk of suicide-related behaviors,and health literacy level should be improved in junior middle school students to reduce NSSI and thereby prevent suicide-related behaviors.
Health educationSelf-injurious behaviorSuicideMental healthRegression analysisStudents