Characteristics of the suicide attempt in adolescents from Ciego de Ávila
Keywords:
Intento suicida, suicidio, lesiones autoinfligidas, conducta suicida, adolescenteAbstract
Introduction: the expressions suicide and suicide attempt refer to the desire to seek death, which is achieved in the first case and not in the second. Suicide is a global problem that has an impact on adolescence.
Objective: to describe the characteristics of the suicide attempt in adolescents between 10 and 18 years of age in the Ciego de Ávila province.
Methods: a descriptive observational cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2018 and June 2019. The universe consisted of 192 adolescents between 10 and 18 years old, of which 176 were selected by intentional non-probabilistic sampling. The information was obtained from the medical records. The ethical precepts were fulfilled.
Results: among the studied adolescents the female sex (82,95 %), the ages between 15 and 18 years (67,61 %), urban origin (82,39 %), depression and dysfunctional family (91,47 % respectively) as risk factors. Psychotropic drugs were the most commonly used toxins (59,09 %) in suicide attempts and the oral route was the most frequent (92,04 %).
Conclusions: the suicide attempt prevailed in adolescents between 15 and 18 years of urban origin. Depression and dysfunctional family were the most frequent risk factors. Psychotropic drugs were the most used poisons and the oral route was the most commonDownloads
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