Attempted suicide among adolescents in Mexico: prevalence and associated factors at the national level

Valdez‐Santiago, Rosario; Hidalgo‐Solórzano, Elisa; Iñiguez, Mariana Mojarro; Burgos, Leticia Ávila; HERNANDEZ, HEDWYN RODOLFO MENDEZ; González, Ángela Martínez

doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042197

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“…In our study, older adolescents were more likely to report suicide attempts than were younger adolescents. This was consistent with the findings of Cui et al[41], yet inconsistent with several studies that reported that the likelihood of suicide attempts decreased in an inverse proportion to age among adolescents[15,42]. The differences in suicide attempts across age groups may be the result of interactions between sociocultural, psychological, developmental and family environmental factors[43].…”

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confidence: 81%

“…The present study demonstrated similar determinants of adolescent suicide attempts as the established risk factors from developed countries and individual LMICs, including poor socioeconomic status[12], bullying[45,46], mental problems[47,48], substance use[15,49], and weak family and social relationships[50]. Although considerable researches have highlighted the characteristics of adolescent suicide attempts, our understanding of many aspects of suicide attempts in adolescents remains fragmented.…”

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confidence: 64%

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Prevalence, distribution, and associated factors of suicide attempts in young adolescents: School-based data from 40 low-income and middle-income countries

2018

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Suicide attempts are the most important known predictor of death by suicide. The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence, distribution, and associated factors of suicide attempts among young adolescents in 40 low-income and middle-income countries. We used data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (2009–2013) and a nationally representative study in China (2010), which are school-based surveys of students primarily aged 12–18 years that assess health behaviors using an anonymous, standardized, self-reported questionnaire. We calculated the prevalence of suicide attempts in young adolescents from 40 low-income and middle-income countries using the surveys. Multilevel logistic models were used to estimate the associations between suicide attempts and potential risk factors, adjusting for gender, age, school and survey year. Results show that the mean 12-month prevalence of suicide attempts was 17.2%, ranging from 6.7% in Malaysia to 61.2% in Samoa. The overall prevalence of suicide attempts was higher for girls than for boys (18.2% vs 16.2%, P<0.05). Among the suicide attempts, the proportion of suicide attempts with a plan was higher for girls than for boys (62.7% vs 53.2%, P<0.05). Both the prevalence of suicide attempts and the proportion of suicide attempts with a plan increased with age. Factors associated with suicide attempts included poor socioeconomic status, history of bullying, loneliness and anxiety, tobacco and alcohol use, and weak family and social relationships. In conclusion, suicide attempts are frequent among young adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries. Girls and older adolescents tend to make suicide attempts with a plan. The data demonstrate the need to strengthen suicide intervention and prevention programs for young adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries.

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Prevalence, distribution, and associated factors of suicide attempts in young adolescents: School-based data from 40 low-income and middle-income countries

2018

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“…Improving the capacity for culturally valid assessment is vital in Mexico since in recent years there have been reports of an increase in suicides, particularly among adolescents with approximately 11.5% experiencing suicide ideation (Benjet et al, 2018; Borges, Benjet, Medina‐Mora, Orozco, & Nock, 2008). Drawing from a nationally representative sample of suicide attempts among Mexican youth, Valdez-Santiago and colleagues (2018) find Baja California as having some of the highest rates of adolescent attempted suicides in the country. The situation of Tijuanense youth therefore requires attention.…”

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Loneliness, adolescence, and global mental health: Soledad and structural violence in Mexico

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Olivas-Hernández

2019

Transcult Psychiatry

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In this article, we call into question recent public health claims that loneliness is a problem of epidemic proportions. Current research on this topic is hindered by an overreliance on limited survey data and by paradigmatic imbalance that delineates the study of loneliness to psychological, cognitive, neuroendocrinological and immunological effects social functioning, physical health, mortality, and gene effects. The article emphasizes that scientific approaches to the phenomena of loneliness are more appropriately conceived and investigated as inherently matters for social, relational, cultural, and contextual analysis of subjective experience. Studies of loneliness and possible relationships to mental health status require investigations of social, environmental, and institutional structures as well as families, peers, friends, counselors, and health providers. This article takes a step in this direction through examining the lived experience of 35 high school students and their families living under conditions of social adversity in Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, with attention to anxiety and depression. Utilizing ethnographic interviews, observations, and psychological screening tools, we provide an overview for the group and illustrate the interrelations of subjective experience and social environment through a case study. These data reveal the vital role of understandings of loneliness, depression, and anxiety from the perspectives of adolescents themselves. We conclude that future studies of loneliness are best informed by in-depth data on subjective experience in relation to social features to advance understandings within the field of global mental health and allied fields.

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“…Alcohol consumption has been associated with suicide attempts in several studies. For instance, this association was found in adolescents in Mexico [ 18 ], and Chile [ 19 ], women in Sri Lanka [ 20 ], and pregnant women with mental disorders in France [ 21 ].…”

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Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Middle-Aged Women Attending a Primary Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mexico

Alvarado‐Esquivel

2018

J Clin Med Res

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BackgroundVery little is known about suicide attempts in middle-aged women in Mexico. The aims of this study were to determine: 1) the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in middle-aged women in Durango City, Mexico; and 2) the suicide attempt prevalence association with the sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics of the women studied.MethodsThrough a cross-sectional study, 395 middle-aged women were surveyed. Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt data, and the characteristics of the women were obtained with the aid of a questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine the association between suicide attempts and the characteristics of women.ResultsOf the 395 women (mean age: 46.97 ± 5.34 years) studied, 50 (12.7%) had suicide ideation, and 20 (5.1%) had suicide attempts. The number of suicide attempts among these 20 women varied from 1 to 10 times. The most frequent method used for suicide attempt was intake of medicaments (in 11 women). None of the sociodemographic characteristics was associated with suicide attempts. Women with suicide ideation, abdominal pain frequently, and reflexes impairment had a significantly higher frequency of suicide attempts than those without these characteristics. Logistic regression of behavioral variables showed that only the variable alcohol consumption was independently associated with suicide attempts (odds ratio = 2.82; 95% confidence interval: 1.01 - 7.84; P = 0.04).ConclusionsResults suggest that suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are prevalent among women of middle-age attending a public primary care center in Durango City. This is the first report of an association between suicide attempts and reflexes impairment. Factors associated with suicide attempts found in this study may help in the design of preventive measures against suicide.

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Attempted suicide among adolescents in Mexico: prevalence and associated factors at the national level

Cited by 21 publications

References 7 publications

Prevalence, distribution, and associated factors of suicide attempts in young adolescents: School-based data from 40 low-income and middle-income countries

Prevalence, distribution, and associated factors of suicide attempts in young adolescents: School-based data from 40 low-income and middle-income countries

Loneliness, adolescence, and global mental health: Soledad and structural violence in Mexico

Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Middle-Aged Women Attending a Primary Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mexico

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