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Suicidal ideation in gender and sexual minority students in the largest Brazilian University
Erika Gisseth Leon Ramírez1, Yuly Katherine Delgado2, Rosa Jacinto Volpato1
1School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo (USP). São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
Identifying the presence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among university students from a public university in Brazil.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was performed with 72 university students between 18 and 29 years old. Were used a sociodemographic data questionnaire and the Beck's Suicidal Ideation Scale.
Results:
The suicidal ideation was significantly in the participants, as well as the association of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and housing with it.
Conclusions:
The suicidal ideation in this population is important, and there is a need to explore the factors related, such as gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and housing.