Suicidal ideation among MSM in three West African countries: Associations with stigma and social capital

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 522-531

  Stahlman, Shauna ^a   Grosso, Ashley ^a   Ketende, Sosthenes ^a   Pitche, Vincent ^b   Kouanda, Seni ^c,d   Ceesay, Nuha ^e   Ouedraogo, Henri G ^c   Ky Zerbo, Odette ^f   Lougue, Marcel ^f   Diouf, Daouda ^g   Anato, Simplice ^h   Tchalla, Jules ⁱ   Baral, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique   (Burkina Faso)

^d Institut Africain de Sante Publique   (Burkina Faso)

^e UNAIDS   (Swaziland)

^f Programme d'Appui au Monde Associatif et Communautaire   (Burkina Faso)

^g ENDA SANTÉ   (Senegal)

^h Arc en ciel   (Togo)

ⁱ Espoir Vie Togo (EVT)   (Togo)

Author keywords

men who have sex with men; social capital; Stigma; suicidal ideation; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84985896540     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764016663969     Document Type: Article

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