2019
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2018-0223
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Abstract: Objective:To examine suicide rates among adolescents from six large cities in Brazil and to analyze the relationship between adolescent suicide rates and socioeconomic indicators between 2006 and 2015.Methods:Generalized estimating equation models were used to assess the impact of socioeconomic factors – including social inequality and unemployment rates – on adolescent suicide rates.Results:The rate of adolescent suicide increased by 24% over the course of the study period. Social inequality (assessed using t… Show more

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“…Additionally, a study showed an increase in the age-adjusted suicide rate among adolescents of 9% between 2006 and 2015 4 . Moreover, another study showed that the suicide rate of adolescents increased by 24% in six large Brazilian cities and by 13% in the country between 2006 and 2015 5 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, a study showed an increase in the age-adjusted suicide rate among adolescents of 9% between 2006 and 2015 4 . Moreover, another study showed that the suicide rate of adolescents increased by 24% in six large Brazilian cities and by 13% in the country between 2006 and 2015 5 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in adolescence, being the second most common cause of death among individuals aged 15-29 years worldwide, 3 and the fourth leading cause of death in this age group in Brazil. 4 It is a multidimensional behavior that results from multiple interactions among genetic, biological, psychiatric, psychological, social, and cultural factors. 5 Suicide deserves special attention in adolescence, as it is a period of biopsychosocial development that can be marked by conflicts and distress 6 and is strongly associated with death from external causes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…13 Moreover, the suicide rate among Brazilian adolescents increased by 24% in six large Brazilian cities and by 13% in the country as a whole between 2006 and 2015. 4 Trends in suicidal ideation seem to differ between boys and girls. 10,14,15 However, whether this is true in Brazil is still unknown.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Countries and their economy indicators, such as gross national income per capita and income inequality measures (Gini index), as de ned by the World Bank, have also been shown to in uence the risk of suicide behaviors in children and youth, and their potential role as moderators of the association between parenting and NFSB deserves further attention [46,47].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%