AUTHOR=Zhu Jin , Li Baohua , Hao Fengcheng , Luo Linlin , Yue Song , Zhai Jinguo , Chen Min , Liu Yan , Liu Debiao , Wang JianLi 

TITLE=Gender-Specific Related Factors for Suicidal Ideation During COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Among 5,175 Chinese Adolescents

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.810101

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.810101

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Background Suicide was an urgent issue during pandemic period in adolescents. However, few studies were focused on suicide during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. 
Methods An online survey was conducted among 5175 Chinese adolescents from June 9th to 29th in 2020 to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Gender-specific stepwise logistic regression model was used. All analyses were performed with STATA 15.0. 
Results 3.00% of the participants had reported to have SI during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period. The prevalence of female SI (3.64%, 95% CI: 2.97%- 4.45%) was higher than that of males (2.39%, 95% CI: 1.88%- 3.05%) (2= 6.87, p=0.009). Quarreling with parents (OR=9.73, 95% CI: 5.38- 17.59), insomnia (OR=5.28, 95% CI: 2.81- 9.93), previous suicide attempt history (OR=3.68, 95% CI: 1.69- 8.03), previous SI history (OR=2.81, 95% CI: 1.30- 6.06) and feeling depressed during pandemic lockdown (OR=2.26, 95% CI: 1.22- 4.18) were positively associated with the males’ SI. However, emptiness inside (OR=4.39, 95% CI: 2.19- 8.79), quarreling with parents (OR=3.72, 95% CI: 2.16- 6.41), insomnia (OR=3.28, 95% CI: 1.85- 5.80), feeling anxious (OR=2.62, 95% CI: 1.46- 4.70) and father emotional warmth (OR=0.38, 0.20- 0.72) were associated with females’ SI mostly.
Conclusions Female adolescents with emptiness from mal-family were at much higher risk of having SI during COVID-19 lockdown. We have to specify suicide prevention policy and interventions for adolescents in the pandemic crisis based on gender gaps.