Level and Associated Factors of Literacy and Stigma of Suicide among Bangladeshi Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Assessment

Table 2

Correct responses to items of the literacy of suicide scale ().

Item no.	Item	Dimension	Correct response ()	Correct response (%)
1	“If assessed by a psychiatrist, everyone who suicides would be diagnosed as depressed” (F)	Cause/nature	24	11.82
2	“Seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist can help prevent someone from suicide” (T)	Treatment/prevention	186	91.96
3	“Most people who suicide are psychotic” (F)	Risk factor	89	43.84
4	“There is a strong relationship between alcoholism and suicide” (T)	Risk factor	163	80.29
5	“People who talk about suicide rarely kill themselves” (F)	Sign/symptom	81	39.9
6	“People who want to attempt suicide can change their mind quickly” (T)	Sign/symptom	77	37.93
7	“Talking about suicide always increases the risk of suicide” (F)	Cause/nature	53	26.11
8	“Not all people who attempt suicide plan their attempt in advance” (T)	Sign/symptom	148	72.91
9	“People who have thoughts about suicide should not tell others about it” (F)	Treatment/prevention	169	83.25
10	“Very few people have thoughts about suicide” (F)	Cause/nature	86	42.36
11	“Men are more likely to suicide than women” (F)	Risk factor	65	32.02
12	“A suicidal person will always be suicidal and entertain thoughts of suicide” (F)	Cause/nature	56	27.58