Suicide attempts

Epidemiologic trends towards geoprocessing

Bibliographic Data

ID16825342
AuthorsThassiany Sarmento Oliveira de Almeida (Universidade Estadual da Paraíba), Sayonara Maria Lia Fook (0000-0003-1948-9371, UEPB, Brasil), Saulo Rios Mariz (0000-0001-7988-9516, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande), Edwirde Luiz Silva Camêlo (0000-0003-3686-927X, UEPB, Brasil), Lidiane Cristina Félix Gomes (0000-0001-5215-6208, Universidade Federal do Ceará)
Year2018
Volume23
Issue4
Pages1183-1192
Publication date2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232018234.12452016
PMID29694592
OpenAlexW2801973917
SCIELO_PIDS1413-81232018000401183
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited27

In order to study data about suicide attempts and do the mapping of occurrence areas, it was developed an ecologic and exploring study, making use of techniques of geoprocessing, based on confirmed cases of suicide attempts. Cases of self-poisoning were included in the urban area of Campina Grande county, in the period of 2010-2013. A total of 446 suicide attempts were geo-referred, pointing up an incidence of 120 cases out of each 100,000 inhabitants. The sample was mostly feminine (66.4%), and 62.3% being up to 30 years old. Kernel's map remarked hot spot areas. Compared to surrounding areas the suicide risk of populations within the hot spots was increased (38%; Relative Risk = 1.38; p= 0.0029), with an average estimative of 165 suicide attempts out of 100,000 inhabitants. Through identification of hot spots and index of living conditions of the neighborhoods, it is possible to set priorities in terms of public policies for the prevention of suicide attempts and control of the marketing of substances that are potentially toxic

Cartography · Environmental health · Geography · Geoprocessing · Poison control · Public health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Youth, Drugs, and Violence

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