Suicidality and homelessness: prevalence and associated factors of suicidal behaviour among homeless young adults in Southern Ethiopia

Table 2 Description of psychosocial and clinical characteristics of street homeless young adults in SNNPR, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 798)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Presence of current medical condition	No	612	76.7
Presence of current medical condition	Yes	186	23.3
Family history of substance use	No	539	67.5
Family history of substance use	Yes	259	32.5
Family history of suicide	No	632	79.2
Family history of suicide	Yes	166	20.8
Family history of mental illness	No	725	90.9
Family history of mental illness	Yes	73	9.1
History of childhood abuse	No	455	57
History of childhood abuse	Yes	343	43.
Type and presence of stressful life event in the past 6 months	Car accidens	33	4.1
	Medical/Surgical condition	227	28.4
	Sexual violence	109	13.7
	Death of family	108	13.5
	No experience of stressful life evets	321	40.2
Depression	No	412	51.6
Depression	Yes	386	48.4

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