A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents

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Autor(a) principal: Jaen-Varas,Denisse Claudia
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Mari,Jair J., Asevedo,Elson, Borschmann,Rohan, Diniz,Elton, Ziebold,Carolina, Gadelha,Ary
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Resumo: Abstract: Suicide among adolescents has become a major public health problem worldwide. Our study sought to describe the most commonly used methods of suicide among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil between 2006 and 2015. Complete data were obtained from the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) and coded into seven categories of suicide methods. The following statistical analyzes were performed: chi-square (χ2) tests to examine the association between the frequency of each suicide method and the year; odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) compared the relative chances of each suicide method occurring between boys and girls. In total, 8,026 suicides among Brazilian adolescents were registered over the analyzed period. The most commonly used method of suicide by both sexes was hanging (2015 = 70.3%), and the most significant increase was observed in girls (2015 = 65.82%). The proportional use of arms (2006 = 14.2%; 2015 = 9.1%) and poisoning (2006 = 13.3%; 2015 = 9.2%) decreased over the period. The increase in hanging is worrisome, mostly due to difficulties to impose access barriers and to its high lethality. In such context, a comprehensive understanding of suicide behaviors among adolescents in Brazil should be drawn to inform general prevention measures and, more specifically, the reasons for the increase in hanging need to be further investigated.
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spelling A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescentsAdolescentMental HealthSuicidePreventionTime Series StudiesAbstract: Suicide among adolescents has become a major public health problem worldwide. Our study sought to describe the most commonly used methods of suicide among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil between 2006 and 2015. Complete data were obtained from the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) and coded into seven categories of suicide methods. The following statistical analyzes were performed: chi-square (χ2) tests to examine the association between the frequency of each suicide method and the year; odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) compared the relative chances of each suicide method occurring between boys and girls. In total, 8,026 suicides among Brazilian adolescents were registered over the analyzed period. The most commonly used method of suicide by both sexes was hanging (2015 = 70.3%), and the most significant increase was observed in girls (2015 = 65.82%). The proportional use of arms (2006 = 14.2%; 2015 = 9.1%) and poisoning (2006 = 13.3%; 2015 = 9.2%) decreased over the period. The increase in hanging is worrisome, mostly due to difficulties to impose access barriers and to its high lethality. In such context, a comprehensive understanding of suicide behaviors among adolescents in Brazil should be drawn to inform general prevention measures and, more specifically, the reasons for the increase in hanging need to be further investigated.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2020-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2020000805010Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.36 n.8 2020reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/0102-311x00104619info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessJaen-Varas,Denisse ClaudiaMari,Jair J.Asevedo,ElsonBorschmann,RohanDiniz,EltonZiebold,CarolinaGadelha,Aryeng2020-08-31T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X2020000805010Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2020-08-31T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
title A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
spellingShingle A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
Jaen-Varas,Denisse Claudia
Adolescent
Mental Health
Suicide
Prevention
Time Series Studies
title_short A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
title_full A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
title_fullStr A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
title_full_unstemmed A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
title_sort A 10-year ecological study of the methods of suicide used by Brazilian adolescents
author Jaen-Varas,Denisse Claudia
author_facet Jaen-Varas,Denisse Claudia
Mari,Jair J.
Asevedo,Elson
Borschmann,Rohan
Diniz,Elton
Ziebold,Carolina
Gadelha,Ary
author_role author
author2 Mari,Jair J.
Asevedo,Elson
Borschmann,Rohan
Diniz,Elton
Ziebold,Carolina
Gadelha,Ary
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Jaen-Varas,Denisse Claudia
Mari,Jair J.
Asevedo,Elson
Borschmann,Rohan
Diniz,Elton
Ziebold,Carolina
Gadelha,Ary
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adolescent
Mental Health
Suicide
Prevention
Time Series Studies
topic Adolescent
Mental Health
Suicide
Prevention
Time Series Studies
description Abstract: Suicide among adolescents has become a major public health problem worldwide. Our study sought to describe the most commonly used methods of suicide among adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Brazil between 2006 and 2015. Complete data were obtained from the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) and coded into seven categories of suicide methods. The following statistical analyzes were performed: chi-square (χ2) tests to examine the association between the frequency of each suicide method and the year; odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) compared the relative chances of each suicide method occurring between boys and girls. In total, 8,026 suicides among Brazilian adolescents were registered over the analyzed period. The most commonly used method of suicide by both sexes was hanging (2015 = 70.3%), and the most significant increase was observed in girls (2015 = 65.82%). The proportional use of arms (2006 = 14.2%; 2015 = 9.1%) and poisoning (2006 = 13.3%; 2015 = 9.2%) decreased over the period. The increase in hanging is worrisome, mostly due to difficulties to impose access barriers and to its high lethality. In such context, a comprehensive understanding of suicide behaviors among adolescents in Brazil should be drawn to inform general prevention measures and, more specifically, the reasons for the increase in hanging need to be further investigated.
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