TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Suicide in university students in Bogotá, Colombia, 2004-2014
JO  - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
A1  - Franco, Saúl Alonso
A1  - Gutiérrez, Martha Lucia
A1  - Sarmiento, Julián
A1  - Cuspoca, Decsy
A1  - Tatis, Javier
A1  - Castillejo, Alejandro
A1  - Barrios, Miguel
A1  - Ballesteros-Cabrera, Magnolia Del Pilar
A1  - Zamora, Sara
A1  - Rodríguez, Carlos Iván
SP  - 269
EP  - 278
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - We report the results of a retrospective, descriptive, qualitative study of suicide among university students in Bogotá, Colombia. The objective of this study was to document the magnitude, principal characteristics, and impact of this phenomenon in the selected population. A semi-structured survey was employed to collect information from 66 individuals linked to the universities. A total of 45 cases of suicide were documented in the study period (2004 - 2014). Of these, 69% occurred in males and 31% in females. The age range was 17 - 27 years, with 62% of the cases in the 19 - 22 year-old group. The most common mechanisms employed were suffocation and poisoning, followed by intentional falls, use of a firearm, and drug overdose. The selected location was the place of residence in 52% of cases and the university campus in 16% of cases. The distribution of students by area of knowledge showed a predominance of social and human science (44%) followed by engineering (22%). A history of difficulties in family and affective relationships was common among victims, as was a history of exposure to intolerance of differences in sexual orientation. The individuals surveyed expressed a wide range of interpretations of the significance of suicide, both positive (courage, self-affirmation, autonomy) and negative (defeat, despair, and an inability to adapt).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-8123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232017221.22452015
ID  - ref1
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