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Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years
Objective. To compare the occurrence of suicide attempts across nationally representative samples of the Mexican adolescent population over the past 12 years, and to analyze its association with sociodemographic, lifestyle and mental-health indicators. Methodology. Data were drawn from the 2006, 201...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34069426 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105419 |
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author | Valdez-Santiago, Rosario Villalobos, Aremis Arenas-Monreal, Luz González-Forteza, Catalina Hermosillo-de-la-Torre, Alicia Edith Benjet, Corina Wagner, Fernando A. |
author_facet | Valdez-Santiago, Rosario Villalobos, Aremis Arenas-Monreal, Luz González-Forteza, Catalina Hermosillo-de-la-Torre, Alicia Edith Benjet, Corina Wagner, Fernando A. |
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description | Objective. To compare the occurrence of suicide attempts across nationally representative samples of the Mexican adolescent population over the past 12 years, and to analyze its association with sociodemographic, lifestyle and mental-health indicators. Methodology. Data were drawn from the 2006, 2012 and 2018 National Health and Nutrition Surveys (n = 25,056; 21,509; and 17,925 adolescents, respectively). Estimates were based on standardized measurements. Results. The estimated lifetime prevalence rates of suicide attempts were 1.1% in 2006, 2.7% in 2012, and 3.9% in 2018, indicating a 3.4-fold increase. Across the three survey periods, women yielded rates nearly three times higher than men. Lifetime prevalence grew the most among adolescents aged 13–15 years. Compared to the other respondents, the odds of lifetime suicide attempts proved seven times as high for those who had been sexually abused during their childhood, five times as high for those who had been diagnosed with a depressive disorder, three times as high for those who had suffered physical aggression and twice as high for those who had smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lifetimes and those who consumed alcohol. Conclusion: The sharp increase in suicide attempts in Mexico calls for an urgent public-health response via universal and targeted interventions supported by national policy and sustained federal funding. |
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spelling | pubmed-81591162021-05-28 Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years Valdez-Santiago, Rosario Villalobos, Aremis Arenas-Monreal, Luz González-Forteza, Catalina Hermosillo-de-la-Torre, Alicia Edith Benjet, Corina Wagner, Fernando A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objective. To compare the occurrence of suicide attempts across nationally representative samples of the Mexican adolescent population over the past 12 years, and to analyze its association with sociodemographic, lifestyle and mental-health indicators. Methodology. Data were drawn from the 2006, 2012 and 2018 National Health and Nutrition Surveys (n = 25,056; 21,509; and 17,925 adolescents, respectively). Estimates were based on standardized measurements. Results. The estimated lifetime prevalence rates of suicide attempts were 1.1% in 2006, 2.7% in 2012, and 3.9% in 2018, indicating a 3.4-fold increase. Across the three survey periods, women yielded rates nearly three times higher than men. Lifetime prevalence grew the most among adolescents aged 13–15 years. Compared to the other respondents, the odds of lifetime suicide attempts proved seven times as high for those who had been sexually abused during their childhood, five times as high for those who had been diagnosed with a depressive disorder, three times as high for those who had suffered physical aggression and twice as high for those who had smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lifetimes and those who consumed alcohol. Conclusion: The sharp increase in suicide attempts in Mexico calls for an urgent public-health response via universal and targeted interventions supported by national policy and sustained federal funding. MDPI 2021-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8159116/ /pubmed/34069426 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105419 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Valdez-Santiago, Rosario Villalobos, Aremis Arenas-Monreal, Luz González-Forteza, Catalina Hermosillo-de-la-Torre, Alicia Edith Benjet, Corina Wagner, Fernando A. Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years |
title | Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years |
title_full | Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years |
title_fullStr | Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years |
title_short | Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years |
title_sort | comparative analysis of lifetime suicide attempts among mexican adolescents, over the past 12 years |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34069426 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105419 |
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