Características sociodemográficas y suicidios consumados en las ciudades de Santa Marta y Bucaramanga (Colombia): un estudio retrospectivo de género 2010-2014
The current study aims to describe mortality by suicide in relation to variables such as age, gender, marital status, method, time, day, evolutionary stage, and occupation of individuals in the cities of Santa Marta and Bucaramanga during the period 2010-2014. A total of 208 suicides were analyze...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad del Bosque
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos de Psicología |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.unbosque.edu.co/CHP/article/view/2144/1614 |
| Summary: | The current study aims to describe mortality by suicide in relation to variables
such as age, gender, marital status, method, time, day, evolutionary stage, and
occupation of individuals in the cities of Santa Marta and Bucaramanga during
the period 2010-2014. A total of 208 suicides were analyzed. 89 cases were
reported in Santa Marta, Magdalena, and 119 cases, in Bucaramanga, Santander.
In the same way, it is highlighted that 84% of cases occurred in men and 16%, in
women. A retrospective descriptive analysis of the data provided by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences was
done. Besides, Pearson’s X test was used to determine the
association between gender and method used, day and
time of death. Among the main results -and in relation to
completed suicides-, there is a higher proportion of men
(84%), compared to women (16%). In addition, the behavior
of suicide frequencies per year shows a stable pattern
of 22.1% for the 2010 and 2011. Then, it begins to decline
slightly, reaching 16.3% of deaths due to suicidal behavior
in 2014. Among the main conclusions, it was found that
there is not a statistically signiicant association between
gender and the method used to commit suicide. Regarding
the day and hour, it was concluded that weekends
and Thursdays are the days when the frequency of suicides
increases, especially during the irst 12 hours of day. Finally,
it is highlighted that 41% of the suicide victims were single
and 45% did not perform professional tasks |
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| ISSN: | 1657-3412 1657-3412 |