Abstract

FERNANDEZ SEGUI, Annia María et al. Suicide attempt at Mahaicony Hospital, Guyana. ccm [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.4, pp. 583-592. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: suicidal behavior constitutes a serious health problem in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana with an average annual rate of 44 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants. Objective: to describe suicide attempts occurred at a Guyanese hospital. Method: a case series study based on emergency service charge sheets and medical records of 28 suicide attempts, attended at the Mahaicony Hospital, Guyana, from January to June, 2015. Results: the age group from 10 to 29 was the most affected with 67.86%, without significant differences between women and men 53.57% and 46.43% each. Indians descendants represented 71.43%; followed by Africans with 21.43% and mixtures showed a 7.14%. Literacy was the predominant level of education up to 64.29% and the ingestion of toxic substances up to 92.86% was the leading method, followed by the ingestion of tablets with 7.14%. Conclusions: suicide attempt is a health problem in this region, so strategies to identify and control the risk factors are the key for reducing its incidence.

Keywords : suicide attempt; suicide; suicidal ideation.

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