Risk factors and prevalence of suicidal behaviour among Kenyan youth in Secondary Schools

Abstract

Joel Peter Ogutu

The occurrence of reported suicide cases amongst young people in Kenya is alarming and yet many cases go unreported in most cultures in Kenya due social stigma associated with suicide. It is worth noting that suicide in Kenya has become more rampant among the youth than adults and that the majority of reported suicide cases happen amongst youth in high schools, colleges and universities. The aim of this study was to establish risk factors associated with increased cases of suicide in a sample representative among Kenyan young people.