Cases of suicide attempt in the health district of the “Aquiles Espinosa Salgado” Polyclinic, Las Tunas

Abstract

Background: a suicide attempt is a multifactorial phenomenon. In Las Tunas, deaths by suicide last year were slightly higher than the national average.Objective: to characterize the cases of suicide attempt of patients belonging to the “Aquiles Espinosa Salgado” Polyclinic of Las Tunas, from January 2018 to May 2019.Methods: a retrospective descriptive study was carried out with all the cases of suicide attempt belonging to the aforementioned health district and period of time. The following variables were studied: sex, age, schooling, occupation, marital status, personal pathological history, type of conflict, suicidal motivation and method. The results were analyzed according to descriptive statistics.Results: 68 cases were reported with female predominance (75,71 %). The characterization by ages presented a non-uniform distribution (asymmetry = 1,38), more frequent in the 11 to 14 age group (mode 13). 29,41 % of the subjects relapsed in this type of suicidal behavior. The most frequent conflicts were with some relative (64,71 %) or among couples (23,53 %). At the same time these were the causes of the suicidal act.Conclusions: the variables related to the cases of suicide attempt included in this research were characterized.

Keywords

• suicide, attempted
• risk factors
• family health