Spatial-temporal trends and risk of suicide in Central Brazil: an ecological study contrasting indigenous and non-indigenous populations

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2016
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Leônidas & Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Leônidas & Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Leônidas & Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Leônidas & Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil
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Objective: To examine spatial-temporal distribution and risk of suicide, as well as trends in suicide mortality rates, in the indigenous and non-indigenous population of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Methods: Data were obtained from the Information Department of the Brazilian Unified Health System. Deaths recorded as voluntary self-inflicted injuries (ICD-10 codes X60.0 to X84.9) were considered suicide. Suicide rates were estimated and adjusted by age in the population > 9 years of age. Kernel analysis was used to assess the spatial distribution of suicide cases, while trend analysis was carried out using a non-parametric test (Mann-Kendall). Results: The suicide risk among the indigenous population was 8.1 (95%CI 7.2-9.0) times higher than in the non-indigenous population. For indigenous residents in the 15-24 age group, the risk was 18.5 (95%CI 17.5-19.6) times higher than in the non-indigenous population. The majority of indigenous cases were concentrated in a few villages in reservation areas, mainly occupied by Guarani-Kaiowá and Guarani-Ñandeva groups. Rate patterns remained stable over time in both groups. Conclusion: Suicide is a serious public health problem in Mato Grosso do Sul, and has had an alarming and disproportionate impact on the indigenous population for more than a decade.
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Brasil, Índios Sul-Americanos, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Epidemiologia, Região Centro-Oeste, Mato Grosso do Sul, Suicídio, Saúde Mental, Estudos Epidemiológicos, Guarani-Kaiowá, Guarani-Ñandeva, Guarani Kaiowá, Desigualdades em Saúde, Sistemas de Informação em Saúde, Causas Externas, Análise Espacial, Guarani Ñandeva, Alimentação e Nutrição
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Brasil, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Índios Sul-Americanos, Epidemiologia, Saúde Mental, Suicídio, Estudos Epidemiológicos, Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde, Sistemas de Informação em Saúde, Causas Externas, Análise Espacial, Alimentos, Dieta e Nutrição
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ORELLANA, Jesem D.et al. Spatial-temporal trends and risk of suicide in Central Brazil: an ecological study contrasting indigenous and non-indigenous populations. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, v. 38, n. 3, p. 222-230, 2016.
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1516-4446 1809-452X
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10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1720
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