Behavior of some suicidal attempt risk factors in teenagers

Authors

  • Nolvis Argota Matos Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba
  • Mileidis Álvarez Caballero Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba
  • Víctor M Camilo Colás Centro Provincial de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Santiago de Cuba
  • Yailén Sánchez Maso Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba
  • Mercedes Barceló Román Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

adolescence, suicidal attempt, Cuba

Abstract

We carried out a descriptive, longitudinal, retrospective study, in 71 teenagers who committed suicidal attempt, belonging to Community Policlinic José Martí Pérez, of Santiago de Cuba province, in the period from January 2012 to December 2013, with the aim of determining the behavior of the risk factors that were present in these teenagers. We found a predominance of the female genre, with 74,5 %, and the 15-19 years age group, with 63,4 %. The higher number of teenagers were students (64,8 %) and 49,3 % were senior high school students (pre-university scholarship); 69,1 % of them were members of dysfunctional families. The main risk factors we found were hereditary familiar antecedents, with 19,7 %, and love relations rupture, with 16,9 %, being psycho drugs ingestion the most frequently used method (53,7 %).

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Author Biographies

Nolvis Argota Matos, Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba

Especialista de segundo grado en Medicina General Integral.

Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer.

Pofesor Auxiliar.

Mileidis Álvarez Caballero, Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba

Vicedirectora docente en el Policlínico Comunitario José Martí de Santiago de Cuba.

Pofesora Asistente del Departamento de Medicina General Integral de la Universsidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral.

Víctor M Camilo Colás, Centro Provincial de Promoción y Educación para la Salud. Santiago de Cuba

Médico en el Centro de Promoción y Educación para la Salud de Santiago de Cuba.

Profesor Instructor.

Yailén Sánchez Maso, Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba

Licenciada en Psicología.

Mercedes Barceló Román, Policlínico Comunitario José Martí Pérez. Santiago de Cuba

Especialista de primer grado en Medicina General Integral.

Profesora Asistente.

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Published

2015-01-27

How to Cite

1.
Matos NA, Caballero M Álvarez, Colás VMC, Maso YS, Román MB. Behavior of some suicidal attempt risk factors in teenagers. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2015 Jan. 27 [cited 2025 May 9];37(1):30-8. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/1211

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Research article

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