A silent enemy: suicide deaths in the State of Paraíba in the period 2015-2019

• Autor(a) principal: Aguiar, Dalila Camêlo
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Luiz Silva Camêlo, Edwirde, Lima, Fernanda de Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/18575
• topic: Un enemigo silencioso: muertes por suicidio en el Estado de Paraíba en el periodo de 2015-2019; Muertes por suicidio; Estado de Paraíba; Género; Cor de piel; Series temporales.; Um inimigo silencioso: óbitos por suicídio no Estado da Paraíba no período de 2015-2019; Óbitos por suicídio; Estado da Paraíba; Gênero; Raça; Séries temporais.; Suicide deaths; State of Paraíba; Gender; Race; Time series.; A silent enemy: suicide deaths in the State of Paraíba in the period 2015-2019

Objective: to analyze the epidemiological profile of suicide cases in Paraíba/Brazil, from 2015 to 2019. Methods: data were collected from the Mortality Information System (MIS) and analyzed according to the categories of intentional self-harm (X60 to X84) of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), examining the distributions by gender, race, age group, education and region of residence. Results: a total of 1,140 deaths were registered, mainly of people with active working age from 20 to 59 years (73.4%). The majority was male (78.0%), with a slight predominance in the 30-39 age group (20.0%), single (more than 25%), brown (more than 60%), with 4 to 7 years of schooling (6.3%); the primary method used was category X70 (hanging, strangulation and suffocation) with 83.0%. Conclusion: suicide mortality continues to grow in Paraíba and varies according to gender and colour, being higher in the microregions of João Pessoa and Campina Grande. Thus, are necessary promotion, prevention and monitoring strategies in social action and mental health care, with significant regional variations.