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Table 4 Suicidal ideation (n = 311)

From: Prevalence of suicidal ideation and its associated factors among the geriatric population in Vyas Municipality, Tanahun District, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Participant ever thought about suicide

Yes

41

13.2

No

270

86.8

Participant’s thoughts about suicide in the past 12 months

Yes

20

6.4

No

291

93.6

Participants thought about suicide in the last month

Yes

9

2.9

No

302

97.1

Participants rejected suicide but wished to be dead

Yes

45

14.5

No

266

85.8

Participants planned suicide in the last 12 months

Yes

5

1.6

No

306

98.4

Participant’s ever attempted suicide

Yes

2

0.6

No

309

99.4