%0 Journal Article
%T Suicide mortality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis of cases, 2017-2018
%J Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
%D 2020
%A Franck, Maria Cristina
%A Monteiro, Maristela Goldnadel
%A Limberger, Renata Pereira
%V 29
%N 2
%P e2019512-e2019512
%X OBJECTIVE: to analyze the epidemiological and toxicological profile of suicide cases in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2017 and 2018. <br><br>METHODS: this was a cross-sectional study with data from police incident reports and state General Forensic Institute records; multiple correspondence analyses were performed and logistic regression models were built. <br><br>RESULTS: there were 2,564 suicides (11.3/100,000 inhabitants/year), mostly involving males (79.4%), and the 50-54 years age group (10.3%); the main method was hanging (72.5%); positive results for ethanol were found in 29.1% of cases and for other psychotropic drugs in 36.1% of cases; young people were 4.5 times (95%CI 2.7;7.7) and 2.4 times (95%CI 1.5;3.6) more likely to be the victims when there were positive results for an illegal substance or parental absence, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSION: male and adult victims predominated, hanging was the most common means, and, in one third of the cases, psychotropic drugs were present.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>
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%I Coordenação-Geral de Desenvolvimento da Epidemiologia em em Serviços / Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde / Ministério da Saúde
%@ 1679-4974
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000200014