@article{ref1,
title="Spatial patterns and epidemiological characterization of suicides in the Chapecó micro-region, Santa Catarina, Brazil: an ecological study, 1996-2018",
journal="Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil",
year="2023",
author="Bando, Daniel Hideki and Rodrigues, Lucas Azeredo and Biesek, Laura Lange and Luchini Junior, Deoclécio and Barbato, Paulo Roberto and Fonsêca, Graciela Soares and Friestino, Jane Kelly Oliveira",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="e2022593-e2022593",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: to identify spatial clusters of suicide and its epidemiological characteristics in the Chapecó (SC) micro-region from 1996 to 2018. <br><br>METHODS: this was an exploratory ecological study, using data from the Mortality Information System; specific suicide rates and relative risks (RR) were calculated with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI); the scan statistic was used for spatial analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: there were 1,034 suicides (13.7/100,000 inhabitants), with a male/female ratio of 3.79; the ≥ 60 age group was at higher risk for both sexes; a high risk cluster was found in the southwest region (RR = 1.57) and a low risk cluster in the southeast region, including Chapecó itself (RR = 0.68); risk of suicide among widowed (RR = 3.05; 95%CI 1.99;4.67), separated (RR = 2.48; 95%CI 1.44;4.27), and married (RR = 1.97; 95%CI 1.54;2.51) people was higher than among single people. The main methods were hanging (81.2%) and firearms (9.7%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: there was a higher risk of suicide in the elderly, male and widowed people. Hanging was the most frequent method and risk clustering was found in the southwest.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="1679-4974",
doi="10.1590/S2237-96222023000100007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S2237-96222023000100007"
}