A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge of Warning Signs of Suicide among Parents of Teenager in Selected Schools of Lucknow with a View to Develop an Informational Booklet

Suicide ranks as the second most common cause of death for school students in the age group of 18 to 24. Suicide prevention among school students is therefore a high priority. Suicidal behavior among school students is a matter of great concern due to tragic loss of prime years of life it entails. Several factors in the areas of family, academic, socioeconomic, physical, marriage, occupation, mental health and absence of protective factors contribute significantly for suicidal behavior. Early identification and social awareness about the risk factors which influencing on suicidal behavior is done through the school based suicide preventive activities that includes teachers, doctors, school nurses, school psychologist and school social workers. So we can save the precious lives of school students. The majority of respondents included in the study 70 70 were in the age of 18 20 years. Majority of the respondents 66 66 were male. Maximum number of the respondents 44 44 were from 1st and 2nd year Public. Most of the respondents 83 83 were from Hindu religion. Majority of the respondents 47 47 were from nuclear families. Most of the respondents 37 37 belongs to family income of above Rs 6,000. Majority of the respondents 66 66 from urban area. Majority of the respondents 37 37 father's occupation was business and 77 77 mothers were housewives. Majority of the respondents 46 46 expressed TV is the source of information. Maximum of the respondents 76 76 were not having any family history of mental illness. Most of the respondents 61 61 were not having any family history of substance abuse. Dr. Dipti Shukla | Mrs. Soumya Sunny | Mr. Manish Tripathi | Mr. Neeraj Kumar | Ms. Nikita Srivastava | Ms. Vijeta | Ms. Arti | Ms. Megha Sahu "A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge of Warning Signs of Suicide among Parents of Teenager in Selected Schools of Lucknow with a View to Develop an Informational Booklet" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-7 , December 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52402.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/52402/a-comparative-study-to-assess-the-knowledge-of-warning-signs-of-suicide-among-parents-of-teenager-in-selected-schools-of-lucknow-with-a-view-to-develop-an-informational-booklet/dr-dipti-shukla