Suicide Risk in Military Personnel during the COVID-19 Health Emergency in a Peruvian Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 19(20)2022 Oct 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2082300
ABSTRACT
Military personnel represent a frontline group exposed to multiple stressors. These factors have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, predisposing to the development of suicidal risk (SR). Given the few studies conducted in this population, we evaluated the prevalence of SR and its associated factors during the health emergency. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted in person among 514 participants in Lambayeque, Peru in 2021. The outcome was SR, and the exposures were depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), PTSD (PCL-C), and other sociodemographic variables. The prevalence of SR was 14.0% (95% CI 11.12-17.31%) and was significantly higher in people with a family history of mental health (PR 2.16; 95% CI 1.13-4.15) and in those with moderate clinical insomnia (PR 2.21; 95% CI 1.19-4.12). Military personnel with high resilience had a lower prevalence of SR (PR 0.54, CI 0.31-0.95). Anxiety was associated with a higher prevalence of SR (PR 3.27; 95% CI 1.76-6.10). Our findings show that at least 1 out of 10 military personnel are at risk of suicide. Special attention should be paid to the associated factors to develop interventions and reverse their consequences. These results may be useful in policy implementation and general statistics of SR in the local and regional context.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Suicide
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COVID-19
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Peru
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph192013502
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