Comparison of suicide attempts among nationally representative samples of Mexican adolescents 12 months before and after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
J Affect Disord
; 298(Pt A): 65-68, 2022 02 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1487796
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is serious concern over the increase in mental health problems during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.METHODS:
Based on data from two Mexican National Health and Nutrition Surveys conducted in 2018-2019 and 2020 (n = 17,925 and 4,913, respectively), we estimated the prevalence of suicide attempts among adolescents 10-19 years old in the previous year. We constructed a multivariate logistic regression model adjusted by sociodemographic characteristics and contextual variables for the Covid-19 pandemic.RESULTS:
The prevalence of suicide attempts in the previous year was similar in both surveys. We found that women, youth in urban localities and individuals living in households where a family member had lost her/his job as a result of the Covid-19 contingency were more likely to attempt suicide compared to their counterparts. On the other hand, attending classes online proved to be a protective factor (aOR=0.3, 95% CI=0.1, 0.8, p = 0.022).LIMITATIONS:
The principal limitation of our study concerned the restricted size of our sample for the 2020 survey wave.CONCLUSIONS:
Population-level policies aimed at providing economic protection and helping youth to return to school would exert a favorable impact on the mental health and suicidal behavior of youths.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicide, Attempted
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
English
Journal:
J Affect Disord
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jad.2021.10.111
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