Abstract

Background: Adolescence is one of the major stages of human being it is where a person goes through physical and psychological changes as well as genetically and environmental and social factors will influence his/her course of life. The good thing like joy, happiness, care and love will guide them positively whereas emotions like sadness, anger, frustration. Disappointment and disagreement may make them emotionally vulnerable if a proper guidance is not given. So, this vulnerability can lead to take negative steps like getting stress, going under depression and committing suicide. India has a adolescent population of 253 million which means every fifth person is 10 to 19 persons. In the year 2022 as per the NCRB data total number of 10,205 persons below 18 years lost their life. 7.6% out of entire population of India were students who lost their life in the year 2022. To know the roots of the adolescent students, issue and their view on suicide a study was conducted on the adolescent students of Kodagu. Questions were asked using questionnaire keeping the fact in mind to learn the factors associated with adolescents of Kodagu and factors associated with adolescent suicide. Methods: Exploratory research design was adopted, Simple random sampling method was chosen.Questions were asked to adolescents using questionnaire formulated by researcher. Objective of the study was to know the intensiveness of the ideation among students, attempt made by the students and also to know the gender and age-wise distribution. Questionnaires were distributed to the 480 high school (9th and 10th std) and PUC students. Permission from BEO, DDPI and Institution head was taken before administering the questionnaire. Results: Data was analysed using statistical method and chi-square value. It was found in the study that out of 480 respondents only 32.5% students did not have any thoughts rest of them had from minimal to sever level. Out of 480 respondents 155 students have attempted to commit suicide. Compare to female (31.3%) respondent’s male (39.6%) respondents has more thoughts of committing suicide. Class wise II PUC students has more suicidal thoughts 46%, compare to I PUC respondents which is 35.8%. And age wise the respondents aged 18 years (52.7%) has more suicidal thoughts when compared to 17 years (36.5%), 16 years (38.2%), 15 years (23.7%) and 14 years (34.3%). Conclusion: Karnataka is in the 4th place on NCRB suicide data of the year 2022. Which was 5th place last year students are failing psychologically to put up with the challenges faced in the society as a form of pressure of exam, parents and society and also fear is overpowering their will to fight. Every death by suicide is a failure of the entire system to protect the children’s right to live. It is important for a social work profession to play a major role in promotion, prevention, cure and rehabilitation of the future generation