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"It's a sin against God": understanding how Ghanaian adolescents frame suicide as sin, taboo, and crime.

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Title: "It's a sin against God": understanding how Ghanaian adolescents frame suicide as sin, taboo, and crime.
Authors: Azasu EK; Department of Social Work, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA., Lateef A; Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA., Zulu G; University of Denver Butler Institute for Families, Denver, CO, USA., Ali E; Youth Awake to Mental Health, Accra, Ghana.; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Obeng YA; Department of Health Information, St. Patrick's Catholic Hospital (Offinso), Ashanti Region, Ghana.; Transforming the HIV Response Through Innovation and Equity (THRIVE) Lab at UB, Buffalo, NY, USA., Abubakar AT; Transforming the HIV Response Through Innovation and Equity (THRIVE) Lab at UB, Buffalo, NY, USA.; Department of Medical Statistics, Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital, Oseim, Ghana., Kpeklu S; Youth Awake to Mental Health, Accra, Ghana., Aidoo-Frimpong G; Transforming the HIV Response Through Innovation and Equity (THRIVE) Lab at UB, Buffalo, NY, USA.; Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.; Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Source: International journal of adolescent medicine and health [Int J Adolesc Med Health] 2026 Feb 16; Vol. 38 (3), pp. 235-243. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 16 (Print Publication: 2026).
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Journal Info: Publisher: Walter de Gruyter Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 8506960 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2191-0278 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03340139 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Adolesc Med Health Subsets: MEDLINE
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