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Academic Pressure a Psychosocial Predictor of Suicide among Youths in Selected Kenyan Public Universities

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  • Hassan Noor Muhammed

    (Mount Kenya University)

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The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of academic pressure on the suicide rates among youths in selected Kenyan Public university. The target population for the study was 149,628 youths in public universities and 40 staffs in the student welfare office. The study focused on students at University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology due to the large population of students in this institution thereby giving a representative sample of the students in public universities. The study adopted the use of both stratified and simple random sampling to get a sample of 153 respondents. The study informs on the influence academic pressure has in students in public universities having suicidal ideation as well as on the rates of suicide among the students

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  • Hassan Noor Muhammed, 2024. "Academic Pressure a Psychosocial Predictor of Suicide among Youths in Selected Kenyan Public Universities," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(2), pages 1652-1659, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:2:p:1652-1659
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