TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Mortality by suicide: a focus on municipalities with a high proportion of self-reported indigenous people in the state of Amazonas, Brazil
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
A1  - Orellana, Jesem Douglas Yamall
A1  - Basta, Paulo Cesar
A1  - Souza, Maximiliano Loiola Ponte de
SP  - 658
EP  - 669
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To analyze mortality rates and to describe the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of suicides recorded in the state of Amazonas. <br><br>METHODS: A descriptive and retrospective study has been carried out with emphasis on municipalities, which have shown, simultaneously, a high mortality rates and a high proportion of self-reported indigenous population, based on 2005 - 2009 data as provided by the Informatics Department of the Unified National Health System. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the general population of the state of Amazonas, the mortality rate, by suicide, of 4.2/100.000 inhabitants has been reported, similar to that of Manaus (4.6/100.000 inhabitants). In contrast, at Tabatinga (25.2/100.000 inhabitants), at São Gabriel da Cachoeira (27.6/100.000 inhabitants) and at Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (36.4/100.000 inhabitants), municipalities, where the proportion of self-reported indigenous population is high, besides the taxes being notably higher, it was observed that most of the suicides has occurred among men; among young men aged between 15 - 24 years; at home; by hanging; during "weekend" and among the indigenous population. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Our findings have unveiled that suicide comes forth as a serious public health issue in some municipalities in the state of Amazonas, further indicating that the event occurs within very specific contexts, and that the dimension and the magnitude of the problem can be even more serious among populations or in territories exclusively inhabited by indigenous people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1415-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-790X2013000300658
ID  - ref1
ER  -