Dilemas: Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social (May 2020)

Analysis of the Suicide Registry Flow between the Forensic Institute (IML) and DataSUS

  • Antônio Carlos Luz Costa,
  • Roque Pinto,
  • Alciene Pereira da Silva,
  • Itamar de Jesus Souza

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 485 – 504

Abstract

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The paper analyzes the suicide records of death certificates (DC) of Itabuna and around (Bahia) between 2010 and 2012, comparing them with the corresponding information recorded in DataSUS . The data contained in the DC of the Forensic Institute Itabuna were analyzed with a follow-up of their registration flow, comparing them with the DataSUS final data. The research results show: suicide frequency data for the period and region based on DC; comparison between the frequencies obtained in the primary source and DataSUS; steps of the registration flow; problems that contribute to underreporting.

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