Suicide mortality: the reality of a city in the interior of the Northeast of Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2020.10813Keywords:
Suicide, Uses of Epidemiology, External CausesAbstract
Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of suicide mortality in a city in the interior of the Northeast of Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive and retrospective study conducted with secondary data. Data were collected on the 67 cases of suicide, which occurred in a city in the interior of the Northeast, extracted from the Mortality Information System of the Ministry of Health, from 2000 to 2015. The study included deaths from Intentionally Self-Injured Injuries according to the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Variables were selected to characterize death, such as gender, age group, marital status, race/color, occupation, and method used. Results: The specific mortality coefficient estimative was at 8.77/100 thousand inhabitants in the evaluated period. The highest frequency was in the male population (76.1%), 40 to 49 years old (32.8%), with single marital status (53%), race / brown color (68.4%), with work experience agricultural (64.2%). There was a worrying coefficient among the elderly aged 60-69 years (12.44/100 thousand inhabitants. Hanging and self-poisoning by pesticides are two main means used. Conclusion: The suicide mortality data in the municipality are in line with global statistics and above state and national suicide rates. The profile of people who committed suicide is predominantly composed of men, mixed ethnicity, single, and who exercise agricultural activity as an occupation.Downloads
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