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INTRODUCCIÓN: El suicidio es una de las principales causas de mortalidad en el mundo. En 2000, la tasa mundial de mortalidad por suicidio fue de 14,5 por 100.000 habitantes. En 2008, la tasa en Argentina fue de 7,84 y en La Pampa de 15,03.. OBJETIVO: Describir el perfil epidemiológico de los intentos de suicidio atendidos en la Guardia de Salud Mental del Hospital Dr. Lucio Molas durante 2011. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal. Las fuentes de datos fueron los libros de Guardia de Salud Mental e historias clínicas. RESULTADOS: Se registró un total de 199 casos; 128 de ellos correspondieron al sexo femenino (64,3%). El rango de edades fue de 13 a 65 años. El 82,5% de los pacientes residían en Santa Rosa. Los motivos desencadenantes más frecuentes fueron: conflictos de pareja (25,6%) y conflictos familiares (17,1%). El mecanismo más utilizado fue la ingesta de medicamentos (56,8%). Las características clínicas más frecuentes fueron: intento de suicidio previo (51,8%), antecedentes psiquiátricos (25%) y consumo de alcohol o drogas ilegales (23,2%). Se registraron más casos los días lunes (19,6%) y domingos (18,6%). CONCLUSIONES: Las mujeres fueron las principales afectadas, con una razón mujer/hombre de1,8. Los conflictos familiares y/o de pareja fueron los motivos desencadenantes más frecuentes del intento de suicidio, por tal motivo, se sugieren intervenciones que incluyan un abordaje familiar y comunitario
INTRODUCTION: Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world. In 2000, the global suiciderate was 14.5 per 100000 population. In 2008, the ratewas 7.84 in Argentina and 15.03 in the province of La Pampa. OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of suicide attempts treated in the Mental Health emergency room of Hospital Dr. Lucio Molas in 2011. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Data sources were records of the Mental Health emergency service as well as clinical records. RESULTS: The total number of cases was 199; 128 of them were females (64.3%). The age range of the patients was between 13 and 65 years, and 82.5% of them lived in Santa Rosa, the provincial capital. The most frequent triggers were couple conflicts (25.6%) and family conflicts(17.1%). The most commonly used mechanism was drug intake (56.8%). The most frequent clinical features were previous suicide attempt (51.8%), psychiatric history(25%) and consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs(23.2%). There were more cases on Mondays (19.6%) and Sundays (18.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Women were primarily affected, with a ratio female/male of 1.8. The most frequent triggers of suicide attempts were couple conflicts and family conflicts, for that reason, family and community related interventions are recommendable
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Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Epidemiology , Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical data , Risk Factors , Mental Health/statistics & numerical data , Suicide/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
INTRODUCCIÓN: El brote de dengue de 2009 constituyó el primero con casos autóctonos en Tucumán. Los departamentos de Río Chico y Capital fueron los más afectados. Hubo baja notificación de niños de uno a nueve años (2,6/1.000). Este hallazgo impulsó a conocer el real impacto del brote en la población infantil. OBJETIVO: Estimar la incidencia de dengue en niños de uno a nueve años. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio transversal de sero prevalencia(IgG) en julio de 2009 en Aguilares (Departamento de Río Chico),con una muestra probabilística de niños de uno a nueve años que habían residido allí en los últimos seis meses. Los criterios de exclusión fueron: hogar inhabitado, rechazo a participar o niño con enfermedad aguda. Se utilizó una prueba de neutralización por reducciónde placas. RESULTADOS: Se obtuvieron muestras de 118 niños. Hubo 18 rechazos a participar. El 24...
INTRODUCTION: The 2009 dengue outbreak became the first with autochthonous cases in Tucumán. The departments of Río Chico and Capital were the most affecte dones. There was low incidence in one- to nine-year-old children(2.6/1000). This finding led to a study to know the real impact of the outbreak on children. OBJECTIVE: To estimate dengue incidence in one- to nine-year-old children. METHODS: Across-sectional seroprevalence (IgG) study was carried out in July 2009 in Aguilares (Department of Río Chico), with aprobability sample composed by one- to nine-year-old children who had lived there in the last six months. Exclusion criteria were: uninhabited home, refusal to participate or seriously illchild. The laboratory study consisted of a plaque reduction neutralization test. RESULTS: A total of 118 samples were obtained. There were 18 refusals to participate. 24...
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Humans , Child, Preschool , Child , Antibodies/immunology , Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Cross-Sectional Studies , Dengue Virus , Dengue/diagnosis , Immunoglobulin G/immunologyABSTRACT
In Argentina, the four strategies of epidemiological surveillance from the National System of Health Surveillance (SNVS) are Diseases of Mandatory Report (C2), Sentinel Units (SU), Laboratory Surveillance (SIVILA) and National Programs (National Plan of Blood, information from blood banks). They collect information about viral hepatitis (VH). The objective of this work was to analyze the information recorded by the SUs of VH for hepatitis B and C in the period between January 1th 2007 and December 31h 2010. In this period, out of the 1,769 cases recorded (entered by 21 of 24 SUs), 806 entries were hepatitis B, 848 hepatitis C and 115 belonged to other definitions. The relative proportions between hepatitis B and hepatitis C were heterogeneous between the SUs. The age distribution was homogeneous, being the predominant group in acute hepatitis B the 25- to 34-year-old group. In hepatitis C, the age distribution was broader. The distribution by sex and risk factors was heterogeneous between the different SUs. In hepatitis C, genotype 1 was the predominant one. In conclusion, the information provided by the SUs contributes as an evidence of the public health problem posed by this pathology in our country.