Research Article
Level and Associated Factors of Literacy and Stigma of Suicide among Bangladeshi Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Assessment
Table 4
Association between demography and level of suicide literacy (LOSS-B) score measured by independent
-test.
| | Variable | (%) | LOSS | | Mean (±SD) | value |
| | Total | | 5.9 (±1.96) | | | Sex | | | 0.21 | | Male | 93 (45.8) | 5.73 (±1.99) | | | Female | 109 (53.7) | 6.07 (±1.9) | | | Education | | | 0.44 | | Graduated | 114 (56.2) | 5.99 (±1.92) | | | Postgraduation | 89 (43.8) | 5.78 (±2.02) | | | Marital status | | | 0.013 | | Married | 150 (73.9) | 5.69 (±1.97) | | | Others (see Table 1) | 53 (26.1) | 6.47 (±1.85) | | | Religion | | | 0.47 | | Islam | 181 (89.2) | 5.86 (±1.91) | | | Others (Hindu, Christianity, and Buddhism) | 22 (10.8) | 6.18 (±2.36) | | | Permanent resident | | | 0.51 | | City | 154 (75.86) | 5.95 (±1.94) | | | Others (rural and suburb) | 49 (24.14) | 5.73 (±2.05) | | | History of mental illness | | | 0.79 | | Yes | 47 (23.2) | 5.83 (±2.01) | | | Others (no and nonresponses) | 156 (76.8) | 5.92 (±1.95) | | | Family history of suicide | | | 0.018 | | Yes | 8 (3.9) | 7.5 (±1.6) | | | Others (no and nonresponses) | 195 (96.1) | 5.83 (±1.95) | | | Suicidal thought in lifetime | | | 0.000 | | Yes | 89 (43.8) | 6.5 (±2.01) | | | Others (no and nonresponses) | 114 (56.2) | 5.75 (±1.93) | | | Suicidal thought in last year | | | 0.030 | | Yes | 40 (19.7) | 6.51 (±1.96) | | | Others (no and nonresponses) | 163 (80.3) | 5.42 (±1.83) | | | History of suicidal attempt | | | 0.21 | | Yes | 25 (12.3) | 6.36 (±2.25) | | | Others (no and nonresponses) | 178 (87.7) | 5.83 (±1.91) | |
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Boldface values indicate value < 0.05. |
