Características de los suicidios de áreas rurales y urbanas de Antioquia, Colombia / Characteristics of suicides in rural and urban areas in Antioquia, Colombia
Rev. colomb. psiquiatr
; 40(2): 199-214, jun. 2011. tab
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RESUMEN
Objetivo:
Determinar si existen diferencias entre áreas rurales y urbanas de Antioquia en las características asociadas con el suicidio.Método:
Se compararon 79 sujetos provenientes de áreas rurales y 75 de áreas urbanas de Antioquia. Se hizo autopsia psicológica y se calcularon razones de prevalencia (RP) (frecuencia de la característica en zona rural/frecuencia de la característica en zona urbana).Resultados:
Las características asociadas de manera independiente con provenir de área rural y urbana fueron momento del suicidio durante la noche (RP = 0,65; IC 95% 0,48-0,89) y vivir solo (RP = 0,40; IC 95% 0,17-0,98), que fueron más frecuentes en zona urbana, y envenenamiento con pesticidas, que ocurrió más en zona rural (RP = 1,80; IC 95% 1,39-2,34).Conclusiones:
Los individuos suicidas provenientes de zonas rurales y urbanas tenían características diferentes. Ello puede tener implicaciones para el diseño de las estrategias de prevención del suicidio en cada una de las zonas. Se requieren otros estudios para determinar los factores de riesgo propios de cada área...ABSTRACT
Objective:
To determine differences in characteristics associated with suicide between rural and urban populations from Antioquia.Method:
79 subjects from rural areas and 75 subjects from urban areas were compared. Psychological autopsy was done and prevalence ratios (PR) (frequency of characteristic in rural zone/frequency of characteristic in urban zone) were calculated.Results:
The characteristics that associated independently with coming from rural or urban areas were suicide during the night (PR = 0.65; 95% CI 0.48-0.89) and living alone (PR = 0.40; 95% CI 0.17-0.98), which were more frequent in urban areas, and pesticide poisoning which was more frequent in rural areas (PR = 1.80; 95% CI 1.39-2.34).Conclusions:
Individuals who committed suicide from rural and urban areas have different characteristics. This finding might have implications for the design of preventive strategies in each zone. Additional studies are required to determine specific risk factors in urban and rural areas...Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Suicide
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. colomb. psiquiatr
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia