Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state

Objective: to analyze the suicide rate in historical regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: epidemiological study conducted in five historical regions of a Brazilian state. The data used were extracted from the Information Department of the National Health System. Results: the Historical Regions...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Faria Simões, Luiza Cantão, Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-04-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2721
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author Beatriz Faria Simões
Luiza Cantão
Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti
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description Objective: to analyze the suicide rate in historical regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: epidemiological study conducted in five historical regions of a Brazilian state. The data used were extracted from the Information Department of the National Health System. Results: the Historical Regions of Demonstrations and Wealth presented higher suicide rates when compared to the state’s rate. In 11 of the 15 years analyzed, the Region of Wealth had rates higher than that of Minas Gerais. Regarding age group, average levels of suicide were found in the age group 20-59 years in 14 years studied. We also identified higher suicide rates among men in the Historical Regions. The most used methods in the Historical Regions were hanging, strangulation and suffocation. Conclusion: the distribution of suicide cases has enabled to understand the epidemiological characteristics of suicide in the Historical Regions of Minas Gerais during the period analyzed.
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spelling doaj-art-09b4d6f6624e48aeaaceb7f93db3c9d22025-08-20T12:57:57ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-04-01162Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian stateBeatriz Faria Simões0Luiza Cantão1Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti2Universidade Federal de São João del Rei. Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São João del Rei. Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São João del Rei. Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.Objective: to analyze the suicide rate in historical regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: epidemiological study conducted in five historical regions of a Brazilian state. The data used were extracted from the Information Department of the National Health System. Results: the Historical Regions of Demonstrations and Wealth presented higher suicide rates when compared to the state’s rate. In 11 of the 15 years analyzed, the Region of Wealth had rates higher than that of Minas Gerais. Regarding age group, average levels of suicide were found in the age group 20-59 years in 14 years studied. We also identified higher suicide rates among men in the Historical Regions. The most used methods in the Historical Regions were hanging, strangulation and suffocation. Conclusion: the distribution of suicide cases has enabled to understand the epidemiological characteristics of suicide in the Historical Regions of Minas Gerais during the period analyzed.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2721SuicideViolenceEpidemiologic StudiesMortality Rate.
spellingShingle Beatriz Faria Simões
Luiza Cantão
Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti
Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state
Rev Rene
Suicide
Violence
Epidemiologic Studies
Mortality Rate.
title Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state
title_full Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state
title_fullStr Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state
title_full_unstemmed Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state
title_short Suicide in historic cities of a Brazilian state
title_sort suicide in historic cities of a brazilian state
topic Suicide
Violence
Epidemiologic Studies
Mortality Rate.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2721
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