The Iraqi people witnessed and are still witnessing the painful and terrible consequences of mass violence and military operations which are reflected on their general life condition. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of suicidal thoughts among a sample from Baghdad city and highlight some of the probably associated factors.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Baghdad city
during the period from January 2013 through January 2014. A
multistage sampling technique was adopted to choose 13 primary health care
centres and eight colleges from three universities in Baghdad. The
questionnaire included some demographic variables, history of alcohol drinking
and of sedative, narcotic, and psychotic drug usage. Suicidal thoughts were
measured via a modified item 9 of Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
Suicidal thoughts were reported in 155 (15.5%) of the
participants, 4.2% reported alcohol
drinking and 4.8% had a history of using sedative drugs. the prevalence of
suicidal thoughts is higher among females (19.31%) compared to males (10.36%).
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