The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts in
adolescents with asthma. A cross-sectional study was performed using data from the 12th Korea Youth
Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS). The subjects were 5,969 middle and high school students.
The data from the complex sample survey were analyzed by χ2 test and multiple logistic regression
analysis. All analyses were performed using SPSS software, version 21.0. The subjects who had suicidal
thought and suicidal attempts were respectively 15.8% and 4.0% of adolescents with asthma. Suicidal
thought was associated with school, economic state, perceived health status, stress, depression, sleep
satisfaction, present smoking, present alcohol drinking, drug use, sexual intercourse, and treatment due to
violence. Suicidal attempts were associated with school, academic record, perceived health status, stress, depression, drug use, sexual intercourse, and treatment due to violence. In these factors, depression, stress,
treatment due to violence, and perceived health status were the strong risk factors for suicidal thought and
attempts. These findings should be considered to assess the suicidal risks and develop the suicide
prevention programs for adolescents with asthma.