Suicide attempt: socio-demographic/motivational description of case series in santa rosa, guatemala

Mijangos, Mabby Dariana Franco; Coguox, Lourdes Nineth Calijau; Morales, Mario Rodolfo Salazar; Patiño, Donovan Casas; Torres, Alejandra

doi:10.24327/ijcar.2017.3477.0297

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“…In case of impulsive suicide attempts, it will be crucial to restrict access to means of attempting suicide in suicide prevention 7. This may turn out to be difficult, as many adolescents in Guatemala use fairly easy available agrochemicals (herbicides and organophosphates) as a means of attempting suicide 4…”

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“…Suicide prevention activities among adolescents need to include the assessment of the prevalence and correlate of suicide attempts 3. There are limited data on the recent prevalence and its correlates of suicide attempts among adolescents in Guatemala, a small country located in Central America 4…”

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“…In the 2009 Guatemala “Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS)”, the prevalence of suicide attempt was 13.4% (10.4% among boys and 16.7% among girls) 7. In a cross-sectional survey of suicide attempters (N=31) attending emerging care services in Santa Rosa in Guatemala, Mijangos et al4 found that 39% were adolescents (14–18 years old), and 71% had used poisoning with agrochemicals as a means of attempting suicide. In school-based surveys of students (12–18 years) from 40 low-income and middle-income countries, the “mean 12-month prevalence of suicide attempts was 17.2%” 7.…”

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<p>Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among in-school adolescents in Guatemala</p>

Pengpid¹,

Peltzer²

2019

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Background The aim of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of past 12-month suicide attempts and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Guatemala. Methods Cross-sectional data from the 2014 “Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS)” included 4,274 students (median age 14 years, interquartile range=2 years) that were representative of all middle school students in Guatemala. Results The prevalence of past 12-month suicide attempt was 16.6%, 12.2% among boys and 20.2% among girls. Among students with a suicide attempt in the past year, 52.8% had a suicide plan in the past year. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, male sex and loneliness were associated with past 12-month suicide attempt, and among boys, none of the variables, and among girls, loneliness and current alcohol use were associated with past 12-month suicide attempt. Conclusion A high prevalence and several specific factors associated with suicide attempt were identified which can help in guiding preventive strategies.

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<p>Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among in-school adolescents in Guatemala</p>

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Peltzer²

2019

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“…Among adolescents, the prevalence of past 12-month suicide attempt was 16.6% overall with, 12.2% among boys and 20.2% among girls (Pengpid & Peltzer, 2019). However, it is noted that suicide rates are significantly underestimated due to under-reporting and/or misclassification (Mijangos et al, 2017; Pengpid & Peltzer, 2019; WHO, 2014). For example, few national statistics exist on suicide in Guatemala, largely because deaths due to suicide are generally recorded in terms of their ultimate cause, such as poisoning, strangulation, or shooting, without necessarily indicating that the death was caused by suicide (Mijangos et al, 2017; WHO, 2014).…”

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Training non-mental health professionals to assess and manage suicide risk: Community level intervention for suicide prevention in Guatemala

Alonzo

Popescu

Zubaroglu-Ioannides

2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Domestic violence, childhood physical and sexual abuse, and gang violence are prevalent and growing problems for Guatemalan youth, particularly in low socioeconomic (SES) areas. Resources in the community for psychosocial support are greatly lacking. Schools often serve as the main source of support for these highly vulnerable adolescents. Yet, many teachers lack the training to manage the psychological distress of their at-risk students and to properly engage, assess, and manage the psychological needs of their students. We developed a brief risk assessment and management training for teachers to address this gap. Aims: We present the acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the training at increasing teacher’s knowledge and understanding of how to engage and work with their at-risk students around their thoughts and feelings of suicide. Method: Twenty-two teachers from a school in a low SES community in Guatemala participated in the training program. Mixed methods were used to explore effectiveness, acceptability, and satisfaction with the training. Primary outcomes assessed were changes in self-reported knowledge and understanding of engaging and working with students at risk of suicide. Results: Participants reported increased knowledge and understanding of all training targets ( p < .05). Acceptability was high as no participants dropped out and all participants rated the training as useful for their professional development, meeting their expectations, and as highly satisfying. Conclusion: Brief, focused training on suicidality can be effective and is acceptable to lay professionals. Further examination of the effectiveness of the training in a larger sample is required to assess the long-term impact of the training and its transportability to other communities.

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Suicide attempt: socio-demographic/motivational description of case series in santa rosa, guatemala

Cited by 2 publications

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<p>Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among in-school adolescents in Guatemala</p>

<p>Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among in-school adolescents in Guatemala</p>

Training non-mental health professionals to assess and manage suicide risk: Community level intervention for suicide prevention in Guatemala

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