Prevalência de risco de suicídio e fatores associados: estudo de base populacional com jovens entre 18 a 24 anos, Pelotas-RS

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of suicide risk and factors associated between young people with 18 to 24 years in Pelotas-RS, Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional household in which they were interviewed in their homes, 1291 young people from November 2007 to November 2008. The questionnaire addressed figures used socio-economic, demographic, psychological variables, consumption of psychoactive substances and behaviors of risk to health. In addition to this questionnaire, was used a standardized diagnostic interview short - 5.0 Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). RESULTS: The prevalence of young adults at risk of suicide was 8.0%. In multivariate analysis, it becomes clear that know someone who tried to kill themselves (p=0.02) and / or who committed suicide (p>0.001), Major Depressive Episode submit current (p>0.001) and / or Episode (Hypo)Maniac (p>0.001) increased by approximately twice the risk of suicide, and have anxiety disorders (P>0.001), on three occasions. It is also clear that being female (p = 0.005), low socioeconomic status (p = 0.02) and consumption illicit psychoactive substances (p = 0.006) also showed statistically linked to the risk of suicide. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the high prevalence of risk of suicide at the age of 18 to 24 years is a considerably important and, in particular, know someone who tried to kill themselves and / or who committed suicide and the presence of mental disorders are factors potentiators this risk. Based in this context, building strategies for prevention and evaluation to strengthen the services of primary care to mental health becomes essential