@article{ref1,
title="Suicide attempts by exposure to toxic agents registered in a Toxicological Information and Assistance Center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2013",
journal="Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil",
year="2017",
author="Gondim, Ana Paula Soares and Nogueira, Rachel Rabay and Lima, João Gabriel Barbosa and Lima, Rayra Aguiar Campos and Albuquerque, Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira and Veras, Maria do Socorro Batista and Ferreira, Maria Augusta Drago",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="109-119",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: to describe cases of suicide attempts by exposure to toxic agents registered by the Toxicological Information and Assistance Center in Fortaleza, Cear OBJECTIVE:: á, Brazil. <br><br>METHODS:: this is a descriptive study using secondary data of the cases registered in 2013. <br><br>RESULTS:: 410 cases were registered; 56.2% of the individuals were female and 79.7% were between 12 and 39 years old; most of them (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 67.2%, in Fortaleza; in 94.9% of the cases, the exposure took place in the individual's own home; the toxic agents most commonly used were pesticides (42.9%), especially for agricultural use (30.2%), medicines (39.5%) and house cleaning products (3.4%); of 16 suicide attempts that resulted in death, 15 were caused by agricultural pesticides. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the study shows that the intake of toxic agents, especially of agricultural pesticides, is a common method used in suicide attempts; the integration between actions of promotion and prevention are essential.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1679-4974",
doi="10.5123/S1679-49742017000100012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742017000100012"
}