Thayse de Paula Pinheiro1, Deise Warmling2, Elza Berger Salema Coelho3. 1. Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, São José, SC, Brasil. 2. Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. 3. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Saúde Pública, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To characterize adolescent and adult suicide attempts and self-harm reported in Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study with data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System. The sociodemographic, clinical and type of self-inflicted violence characteristics among adolescents and adults were compared. RESULTS: Among the 8,859 notifications analyzed, suicide attempts predominated in relation to self-mutilation; self-inflected violence was more frequent in females, those of white skin color and with mental disorders; it occurred more at home, in both age groups. Among adolescents, repeated self-mutilation (83.3%) stood out, while among adults, repeated suicide attempts (50.6%) and suspected alcohol use (18.3%) at the time of violence stood out. CONCLUSION: We identified high prevalence of attempted suicide among adolescents and adults; the characteristics of violence were similar between the age groups analyzed.
OBJECTIVE: To characterize adolescent and adult suicide attempts and self-harm reported in Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study with data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System. The sociodemographic, clinical and type of self-inflicted violence characteristics among adolescents and adults were compared. RESULTS: Among the 8,859 notifications analyzed, suicide attempts predominated in relation to self-mutilation; self-inflected violence was more frequent in females, those of white skin color and with mental disorders; it occurred more at home, in both age groups. Among adolescents, repeated self-mutilation (83.3%) stood out, while among adults, repeated suicide attempts (50.6%) and suspected alcohol use (18.3%) at the time of violence stood out. CONCLUSION: We identified high prevalence of attempted suicide among adolescents and adults; the characteristics of violence were similar between the age groups analyzed.
Authors: Jéssica Ramalho da Fonsêca; Conceição Maria de Oliveira; Cláudia Cristina Lima de Castro; Heitor Victor Veiga da Costa; Pauliana Valéria Machado Galvão; Albanita Gomes da Costa Ceballos; Cristine Vieira do Bonfim Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-06-09 Impact factor: 4.135