Knowledge and Attitude of the Teachers Regarding Indicators of Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescent Students in Selected Senior Selected Schools, Rajpura, Punjab, India

Suicidal behavior is not a simple phenomenon, it is a complex phenomenon which drives from suicidal thoughts, planning, attempting suicide and final death by suicide. Out of 100 people, with suicidal ideation do not actual carry out suicidal attempt, but some do 25 attempts, and one is final suicide death. Te study was conducted in Patel public school, Kanya kumari senior secondary school, NTC Public school Rajpura, Punjab. Total 40 sample were selected with non probability sampling technique. The result includes out of 40 teachers, 19(48%) belongs to age group 41-50 years, they were mostly females. In their Qualification 3(8%) were graduated followed by 37(93) were post graduation. In specialty of teachers, majority belong to science and Punjabi. Source of information regarding suicidal ideation mostly from newspaper radio/T.V. Majority have not attended any awareness program regarding prevention of suicide. Maximum 23(57.5%) had good knowledge, 16(40%) had average knowledge, 1(2.5%) have poor knowledge regarding suicidal ideation and no one having excellent knowledge. Teachers 39(97.5%) had positive attitude and 1(2.5%) had negative attitude regarding suicidal ideation. The correlation between knowledge and attitude was found significant i.e. r=0.032 at p>0.05. The positive correlation was present with knowledge and attitude. Therefore teachers had the knowledge regarding indicators of suicidal prevention, so they would have positive attitude also. Keywords: indicators, suicidal ideation, adolescents