Self-injurious behavior and related mortality in children under 10 years of age: a retrospective health record study in Brazil
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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42(1): 40-45, Jan.-Feb. 2020. tab
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To describe and analyze data on self-injurious behavior (SIB) and related mortality in children under 10 years old in Brazil.Methods:
A descriptive study was performed using secondary public health care data extracted from the Hospital Information System (Sistema de Informações Hospitalares, SIH) and Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade, SIM) in Brazil. The databases are available for online access at http//datasus.saude.gov.br/.Results:
In Brazil, according to SIH data, 11,312 hospitalizations of patients under 10 years of age were recorded from 1998 to 2018 as resulting from SIB (ICD-10 X60-X84 codes). Of these, 65 resulted in death. According to the SIM, from 1996 to 2016, 91 deaths related to SIB were recorded, 81 (89%) in children aged 5 to 9 years, nine (9.9%) in children aged 1 to 4 years, and one (1.1%) in a child below 1 year of age.Conclusion:
These results highlight the relevance of creating measures to better understand SIB and related mortality in this age group. They also reveal the vulnerability of children in Brazil and warrant further studies to address these issues.
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Main subject:
Self-Injurious Behavior
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Child Mortality
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)/BR
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