SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.87 número1Validación de la versión autoaplicable de la Subescala de Resiliencia del inventario BESSI-45 en adolescentes peruanos de 12 a 17 años de edad índice de autoresíndice de assuntospesquisa de artigos
Home Pagelista alfabética de periódicos  

Serviços Personalizados

Journal

Artigo

Indicadores

  • Não possue artigos citadosCitado por SciELO

Links relacionados

  • Não possue artigos similaresSimilares em SciELO

Compartilhar


Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatría

versão impressa ISSN 0034-8597

Resumo

MENDOZA-SALDANA, Yeny Roxana  e  FAJARDO, Williams. Suicide mortality and its behavioral characteristics in the city of Lima during the years 2017-2022. Rev Neuropsiquiatr [online]. 2024, vol.87, n.1, pp.4-17.  Epub 31-Mar-2024. ISSN 0034-8597.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rnp.v87i1.4950.

To describe suicide mortality and its main characteristics in Lima, Peru during the period 2017-2022. Methods: A descriptive observational study that reports the main sociodemographic characteristics and methods of suicide, during the period 2017-2022 in Metropolitan Lima and its districts. Age-standardized mortality rates were also estimated annually and throughout the period 2017-2021. There were 559 deaths by suicide during 2017-2022 in Lima, with a male/female ratio of 2.6, and a median age of 37; 68,78% were single, 44,54% had secondary education, 60,82% occurred at home, and hanging was the main method (70,98%). Suicide-related mortality was 5.52 per 100 000 habitants for Lima during the period 2017-2021. It increased to a peak in 2019 and then decreased. The districts with the highest mortality were Pucusana, Barranco and San Bartolo. Suicide mortality has shown a decreasing trend since 2019 in Lima; it is imperative to maintain comprehensive long-term surveillance, and to implement prevention and mental health care strategies, particularly in the most affected districts and demographic groups.

Palavras-chave : Suicide; Mortality; Metropolitan Lima.

        · resumo em Espanhol     · texto em Espanhol     · Espanhol ( pdf )