2016, Number 3
Clinical epidemiologic characterization of the suicidal conduct in adolescents from Holguin province.1996-2014
Language: Spanish
References: 23
Page: 490-503
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: the suicidal conduct as a multifactorial and universal phenomenon occurs in all countries of the world, cultures and societies and according of the socio cultural context it varies the attitude towards the phenomenon. Worldwide, this teens´ conduct has increased gradually, trend in which Cuba is also exposed.Objective: the aim of this paper is to characterize the suicidal conduct in adolescents from a clinical epidemiologic point of view.
Method: a cross-sectional research on the behavior of suicidal conduct in adolescents from 10 to 19 years old from Holguin Province from 1997 to 2014 was done defining age, sex, suicide environment, risk factors, rates and tendency. A bibliographic review was done considering National Program of prevention of The Suicidal Conduct and data of the Hygiene and Epidemiology Provincial Center.
Results: the behavior of the suicide in teens was diminishing from rate from 17.5 per 100 000 inhabitants in 1990, to 2.4 in 2014, for both sexes. The suicidal attempt was high predominating female sex. The ingestion of pills was the most used method. Within the risk factors for the suicidal attempt were found: age between 13-15 and 15-18 years, female sex, and presence of depressing state and lack of a creative project of life in dysfunctional families with predominance of alcoholism, psychiatric disorders, familiar violence and suicidal attempt.
Conclusion: the average adolescence and late adolescence constitute risk factors, aggravated by depressing upsets, lack of a creative project of life, in dysfunctional families with disorders or problems related with mental health.
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