Table 2 Comparisons of the potential associated factors between participants with and without suicide attempts (N = 940)
|  | With suicide attempts (n = 61) | Without suicide attempts (n = 879) | t/χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD, years | 17.57 ± 2.84 | 23.56 ± 3.83 | 15.49 |  < 0.001 |
Marital status | Â | Â | 1.00 | 0.318 |
 Single | 13 (21.3) | 144 (16.4) |  |  |
 Married | 48 (78.7) | 735 (83.6) |  |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.05 | 0.816 |
 Illiterate/semi-literate/primary school | 44 (72.1) | 646 (73.5) |  |  |
 High school and college | 17 (27.9) | 233 (26.5) |  |  |
Place of birth | Â | Â | 2.84 | 0.092 |
 Rural | 52 (85.2) | 805 (91.6) |  |  |
 Urban | 9 (14.8) | 74 (8.4) |  |  |
Current work status |  |  | 35.22 |  < 0.001 |
 Unemployed | 54 (88.5) | 433 (49.3) |  |  |
 Employed | 7 (11.5) | 446 (50.7) |  |  |
Dropout experience from the school | Â | Â | 0.01 | 0.928 |
 No | 9 (14.8) | 126 (14.3) |  |  |
 Yes | 52 (85.2) | 753 (85.7) |  |  |
Perceived health status |  |  | 70.13 |  < 0.001 |
 Good/fair | 14 (23.0) | 647 (73.6) |  |  |
 Bad | 47 (77.0) | 232 (26.4) |  |  |
Age of first pregnancy, years |  |  | 63.35 |  < 0.001 |
 14–15 | 10 (16.4) | 278 (31.6) |  |  |
 16 | 13 (21.3) | 435 (49.5) |  |  |
 17 | 38 (62.3) | 166 (18.9) |  |  |
Years after first pregnancy |  |  | 543.98 |  < 0.001 |
 Within 1 year | 54 (88.5) | 25 (2.8) |  |  |
 More than 1 year | 7 (11.5) | 854 (97.2) |  |  |
Outcomes of the first pregnancy |  |  | 35.87 |  < 0.001 |
 Completed or carrying | 38 (62.3) | 781 (88.9) |  |  |
 Terminated | 23 (37.7) | 98 (11.1) |  |  |
Pregnant plan of the first pregnancy |  |  | 15.20 |  < 0.001 |
 No | 20 (32.8) | 513 (58.4) |  |  |
 Yes | 41 (67.2) | 366 (41.6) |  |  |
Reasons of first pregnancy | Â | Â | 4.59 | 0.068a |
 Normal | 58 (95.1) | 867 (98.6) |  |  |
 Abnormal (e.g., rape) | 3 (4.9) | 12 (1.4) |  |  |
Perceived social support | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Family | 8.89 ± 3.87 | 13.58 ± 3.06 | 9.27 |  < 0.001 |
 Friends | 11.93 ± 2.64 | 14.51 ± 2.40 | 7.39 |  < 0.001 |
 Significant others | 8.46 ± 6.73 | 12.16 ± 5.20 | 4.21 |  < 0.001 |