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Published on 5 de marzo de 2024 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2024.02.2770
Characterization of suicidal behavior in Coquimbo, Chile, between 2018 and 2020
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Hanging | 75 | 39.5 | 115 | 60.5 | 190 | 10.7 | 21 | 10.8 | 173 | 89.2 | 194 | 89.4 |
Alcohol | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Firearm | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 70 | 10 | 0.6 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 90.9 | 11 | 5.1 |
Drugs | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fire | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0.9 |
Cutting injury | 170 | 59.6 | 115 | 40.4 | 285 | 16 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Toxins/poison ingestion | 29 | 38.7 | 46 | 61.3 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 1.8 |
Medications | 779 | 75.5 | 253 | 24.5 | 1032 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High altitude jumping | 15 | 55.6 | 12 | 44.4 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0.5 |
Gas | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 55.6 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moving vehicle | 10 | 55.6 | 8 | 44.4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asphyxiation by immersion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Asphyxiation by immersion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0.5 |
Other | 23 | 54.8 | 19 | 45.2 | 42 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0.9 |
No information | 46 | 51.7 | 43 | 48.3 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pearson Chi-square: difference in method distribution between genders for suicide attempts p < 0.001 and suicide p = 0.026.
Source: Prepared by the authors from the records of the Legal Medical Service and the Ministry of Health, Coquimbo Region.