Allan Dantas Dos Santos1,2, Luan Michell Lima Guimarães3, Yasmin Freire de Carvalho3, Luciano da Costa Viana3, Gledson Lima Alves4, Ana Caroline Rodrigues Lima5, Márcio Bezerra Santos5,6, Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Góes7, Karina Conceição Gomes Machado de Araújo8. 1. Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Campus Prof. Antônio Garcia Filho, Lagarto, SE, Brazil. 2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brazil. 3. Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil. 4. Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil. 5. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Parasitária, UFS, Aracaju, SE, Brazil. 6. Departamento de Educação em Saúde, UFS, Campus Prof. Antônio Garcia Filho, Lagarto, SE, Brazil. 7. Departamento de Medicina, UFS, Campus Prof. Antônio Garcia Filho, Lagarto, SE, Brazil. 8. Departamento de Morfologia, UFS, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization defines suicide as the act of deliberately killing oneself. It is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds globally. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological profile and the spatial distribution of suicide deaths in the state of Sergipe. METHODS: We performed an ecological time-series study with data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade - SIM) about deaths by suicide occurring between 2000 and 2015. We considered as suicide deaths cases recorded as voluntary self-inflicted injuries. Suicide rates were estimated and age-adjusted in the population above 9 years. We analyzed temporal trends by sex and age groups using the simple linear regression model. For the spatial analysis, we performed Kernel density estimation with the software TerraView version 4.2.2. RESULTS: We identified 1,560 suicide cases in the state of Sergipe between 2000 and 2015, with a mean of 97.5 cases per year. We also observed that suicide rates in the state increased 102.3% (from 2.69/100,000 population in 2000 to 5.44 in 2015). Suicides occurred predominantly among males (1,160 cases; 74.35%), single people (1,010 cases; 64.7%), and brown-skinned people (1,039 cases; 66.6%). We observed significantly growing temporal trends in the general population, especially among male adults. Spatial analysis allowed us to draw a map that showed the regions with the highest occurrence of suicide. CONCLUSION: We observed growing suicide trends in the state of Sergipe and the spatial analysis was an important tool that showed the areas with higher incidences of suicide.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization defines suicide as the act of deliberately killing oneself. It is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds globally. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological profile and the spatial distribution of suicide deaths in the state of Sergipe. METHODS: We performed an ecological time-series study with data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade - SIM) about deaths by suicide occurring between 2000 and 2015. We considered as suicide deaths cases recorded as voluntary self-inflicted injuries. Suicide rates were estimated and age-adjusted in the population above 9 years. We analyzed temporal trends by sex and age groups using the simple linear regression model. For the spatial analysis, we performed Kernel density estimation with the software TerraView version 4.2.2. RESULTS: We identified 1,560 suicide cases in the state of Sergipe between 2000 and 2015, with a mean of 97.5 cases per year. We also observed that suicide rates in the state increased 102.3% (from 2.69/100,000 population in 2000 to 5.44 in 2015). Suicides occurred predominantly among males (1,160 cases; 74.35%), single people (1,010 cases; 64.7%), and brown-skinned people (1,039 cases; 66.6%). We observed significantly growing temporal trends in the general population, especially among male adults. Spatial analysis allowed us to draw a map that showed the regions with the highest occurrence of suicide. CONCLUSION: We observed growing suicide trends in the state of Sergipe and the spatial analysis was an important tool that showed the areas with higher incidences of suicide.
Authors: Ruth Benson; Jan Rigby; Christopher Brunsdon; Grace Cully; Lay San Too; Ella Arensman Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-04-27 Impact factor: 4.614