In Nepalese survey, 1 in 5 men who have sex with men report having attempted suicide, with over 40 percent experiencing some suicidal ideation

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In Nepalese survey, 1 in 5 men who have sex with men report having attempted suicide, with over 40 percent experiencing some suicidal ideation.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002348

Article Title: Suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt among men who have sex with men in Nepal: Findings from a cross-sectional study

Author Countries: Nepal, USA

Funding: RS received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Award Number: K01DA051346). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. The authors received no specific funding for this work.

 

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PLOS Global Public Health

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10.1371/journal.pgph.0002348 

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Suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt among men who have sex with men in Nepal: Findings from a cross-sectional study