Self-harm behaviors, suicidal ideation, and associated factors among rural left-behind children in west China

This population-based cross-sectional study describes self-harm (SH) behaviors and associated factors in 2898 Chinese left-behind children (LBC). Descriptive statistics were used to present and compare the distributional characteristics of SH behaviors. Binary and ordinal logistic-regression models for survey data were applied to explore associated factors of SH. Among the LBC, 48% (95% CI: 42%–54%) reported SH behaviors. SH was prominently...