The purpose of the study was to highlight the extent of teenage suicide/parasuicide in
selected areas in the West Rand.
An exploratory descriptive survey was used to determine the extent of teenage
suicide/parasuicide, identify existing programmes for the prevention of suicide, determine
the involvement of the community health nurses in such programmes and make
recommendations for the development of suicide prevention programmes in areas where they
do not exist.
Structured interview schedules were used to collect data. The study was undertaken in
various clinics in Gauteng Province.
The study results suggest that suicide/parasuicide is a common occurrence amongst teenagers
and young adults aged between 15 and 24 years, suicide/parasuicide do not seem to be
accurately recorded in most clinics, that community health nurses are not adequately
involved in suicide prevention programmes and finally that available suicide prevention
programmes are not fully utilised. Recommendations based on the findings are given. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/15837 |
| Date | 07 1900 |
| Creators | Pule, Rosinah Sisinyana |
| Contributors | Dreyer, Marie |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 128 leaves) |
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