Authors and publication years | Year of data collection | Settings | Place of the study | Age and sex | N sample size | Outcome measures instruments | Prevalence | |
Ellsberg et al. 2008 | 2000-2003 | Urban or/and Rural | Bangladesh, Brazil, Peru, Thailand, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Japan, Namibia, and Serbia and Montenegro, Samoa | 15 - 49 years ever-married women | 24,097 | A standardized questionnaire was developed, and translated into 14 languages | Average prevalence of suicidal ideation for all countries was 2.9 (2.7 - 3.2). In Bangladesh suicidal ideation was 7% and 21% for ever-married women who are without and with experience of physical and sexual violence respectively. | |
Gausia et al. 2009 | July-December 2005 | Rural | Matlab sub-district in Chandpur, a rural area of eastern Bangladesh. | 17 - 41 years pregnant women | 361 pregnant women | EPDS-B (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) | The prevalence of depression at 34 - 35 weeks pregnancy was 33% and the prevalence of suicidal ideation was 14%. | |
Feroz et al. 2012 | from 15/12/2009 to 15/03/2010 | Rural | Mominpur union under Sadar Upazilla of district, Chuadanga | 12 - 70 years male and female | A total of 3551 households were surveyed covering 12,422 individuals. | Door-to-door survey, face to face interview and recording of all findings. | Prevalence of suicidal attempt was 281.8 per 100,000 per year | |
Naved and Akhtar 2008 | June 25 -November 25, 2001 | Rural | National representative | Women 15 - 49 | 2,702 | Structured questionnaire | Prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11% - 14%. About 5% - 6% of the ever-married women reported having suicidal ideation during the last 4 weeks. | |
Wahlin et al. 2015 | August 2003-January 2004 | Rural | Matlab sub-district in Chandpur | 60 - 95 years man and woman | 625 | SRQ20 (self reporting questionnaire 20) | The prevalence of depression was 45%, and most pronounced among the oldest women (70%). The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 23% (men 17% and women 28%) |