Nearly 30% of Ukrainian female students had thoughts of suicide in the past month, with secular students more likely to report this than religious students.
Scientific Claim
29.6% of respondents reported suicidal ideation in the past month, with secular students having higher rates (39.2%) compared to religious students (26.1%) (χ²(1, N=2,798)=45.950, p<.001) among Ukrainian female university students.
Original Statement
“29.6% of the respondents reported last month suicidal ideation, secular more than religious (39.2% vs. 26.1%; χ2(1, N = 2,798) = 45.950, p < .001).”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design supports claim
Appropriate Language Strength
association
Can only show association/correlation
Assessment Explanation
The observational study design supports descriptive statistics and group comparisons. The phrasing correctly reports observed rates without causal claims.
Evidence from Studies
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Contradicting (1)
Mental health and well-being among Ukrainian female university students: The impact of war over 3 years
The study talks about how war affects students' fear and sadness, but it never asks if they thought about suicide or whether they are religious or not, so we can't tell if the claim is true or false.