Psychosocial Problems Among Students in Preparatory School, in Dessie Town, North East Ethiopia

This study assessed differential vulnerabilities of preparatory school adolescents to psychosocial problems with reference to their living arrangements & parental attachment. A comparative cross-section study was conducted in 2004 with a sample of 557 students using a pre-tested & structured questionnaire. Four focus groups were also held. 6% of students reported having attempted suicide in the 12 months preceding the study. Suicide attempts were linked to having a history of suicide attempt in the family or among friends, female gender, & sexual activity but not with family connectedness. (30 refs.)