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Caracterización de adolescentes fallecidos por suicidio / Characterization of adolescents who died from suicide
Medina-Pérez, Óscar Adolfo; Blandón-Cuesta, Olga María; Barrera-Carvajal, Vanessa.
  • Medina-Pérez, Óscar Adolfo; Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia -UNAD-, CEAD. CO
  • Blandón-Cuesta, Olga María; Universidad de San Buenaventura. Seccional Medellín. CO
  • Barrera-Carvajal, Vanessa; Universidad de San Buenaventura. Seccional Medellín. CO
Rev. cuba. med. mil ; 50(3): e1409, 2021. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-1357308
RESUMEN

Introducción:

En la actualidad un grupo poblacional que tiene alto riesgo de suicidio son los adolescentes.

Objetivo:

Caracterizar a adolescentes que fallecieron por suicidio.

Métodos:

Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa descriptiva. La información de las muertes provino de los registros de defunción que gestiona el Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística de la República de Colombia, la cual es una fuente secundaria anónima. Se calcularon medidas de frecuencia relativa y absoluta.

Resultados:

En el período comprendido entre 1998-2017 se registraron 174 suicidios en adolescentes del Departamento de Putumayo. 59,1 por ciento eran mujeres, 22,4 por ciento tenía algún tipo de unión marital, 77,0 por ciento murió por envenenamiento. La tasa se ubicó en 12,0 suicidios por cada 100 000 adolescentes (9,6 en hombres y 14,5 en mujeres).

Conclusiones:

Se concluye que las tasas encontradas de suicidio son altas y ubican dicho departamento en los primeros lugares de suicidio en adolescentes del país, motivo por el cual las autoridades de salud deben implementar estrategias para mitigar esta situación(AU)
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Currently a population group that has a high risk of suicide are teenagers.

Objective:

To characterize suicide in teenagers in the Department of Putumayo, between the years 1998-2017.

Methods:

A descriptive quantitative investigation was carried out. The information on the deaths came from the country's death records managed by the National Administrative Department of Statistics of the Republic of Colombia which is an anonymous secondary source. Relative and absolute frequency measures were calculated.

Results:

In the period between 1998-2017 there were 174 suicides in teenagers in the Department of Putumayo. 59,1 percent were committed by women, 22,4 percent had some type of marital union, 77,0 percent died of poisoning. The rate was 12,0 (9,6 men and 14,5 women).

Conclusions:

It is concluded that the suicide rates found are high and place this department in the first places of suicide in teenagers in the country, which is why health authorities must implement strategies to mitigate this situation(AU)
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Suicide / Risk / Adolescent Psychiatry Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. mil Journal subject: History of Medicine / Military Medicine Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia -UNAD-, CEAD/CO / Universidad de San Buenaventura/CO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Suicide / Risk / Adolescent Psychiatry Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. mil Journal subject: History of Medicine / Military Medicine Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia -UNAD-, CEAD/CO / Universidad de San Buenaventura/CO