The impact of suicide on morbidity and mortality in the population of Itabira

Bibliographic Data

ID19475301
AuthorsEdinilsa Ramos De Souza (0000-0003-0903-4525, Fiocruz), Maria Cecilia De Souza Minayo (0000-0001-6187-9301, Fiocruz), Fernando Gouveia Cavalcante (0000-0003-2680-1204), Fátima Gonçalves Cavalcante (Fiocruz)
Year2006
Volume11
Issue2
Pages409-418
Publication date2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1413-81232006000200018
OpenAlexW2147471101
SCIELO_PIDS1413-81232006000200018
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

The suicide rates in Itabira, a city with 100,000 inhabitants, are higher than those of the Brazilian population. To understand the phenomenon we investigated morbidity and mortality through a descriptive epidemiological study, with emphasis to external causes and specific subgroups. Suicide was studied according to the characteristics of victims and events. The period studied was 1990-2001. Mortality data were collected from the Mortality Information System and morbidity data for the year 2000 from the Hospital Admission Authorization System. An active data search on suicide over the period 1996-2001 based on sex, age and occupation of the victim, month of occurrence and method used in completed and attempted suicides was conducted at the local notary's office and at the state police headquarters. Based on these data we calculated proportions, rates and mean values. The populations used for calculating the rates were extracted from the DATASUS base. Results indicated an increasing tendency to suicide among men, coinciding with the economical crisis caused by the reorganization of the iron production process in this mono-industrial city. Suicide attempts were more frequent among housewives, housekeepers and students. The mostly used methods were hanging and firearms. Relevant means used in suicide attempts were nonmedicinal substances, drugs and medicaments

Authorization · Computer security · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mortality rate · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Population · Sociology · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Youth, Drugs, and Violence · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Surgery

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