Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-10-23 04:42:28
Various government datasets have confirmed that suicidal behaviours among young people in Uganda are fast-becoming a major public health problem. Across the past decade, 272,271 suicidal thoughts and attempts have been documented in the country.
People aged 10 to 14 years led the way with an eye-watering 39,656 cases. They were closely followed by those aged between 15 and 19 (36,615 cases) and those aged 20 to 24 (34,697 cases) in that order.
It would be an understatement to come to the conclusion that the statistics make for grim reading. The dismaying, if unsurprising, news they…
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