Suicide in indigenous and non-indigenous population: a contribution to health management

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic and epidemiological profile of suicide in the indigenous and non-indigenous population and the spatiality of the event. Method: Epidemiological, descriptive research, carried out with data from the Mortality Information System. Suicide mortality rates were calculated for the 144 municipalities in Pará and linked to the geographic location values of the municipalities; subsequently, thematic maps were built using the QGIS 3.10.3 software. The association between variables was measured by the G test. Results: 1,387 suicide records were studied, and the mortality rate among indigenous people was low in comparison to non-indigenous people, reaching 0.1/100 thousand inhabitants and 17.5/100 thousand inhabitants, respectively. Conclusion: Suicide is heterogeneously distributed in the territory, with greater vulnerability of the indigenous people, which demands different policies considering their cultural diversity.

Estratégias coletivas de cuidar promovidas por equipes da unidade básica de saúde a idosos

“…Essas acepções fazem emergir inquietações investigativas que tangenciam a produção de cuidados congruentes às necessidades culturais pulsantes na região de Roraima, que é constituída por especificidades étnico culturais de idosos indígenas e também por idosos migrantes venezuelanos (34,35) . Do ponto de vista analítico social, essa acepção traz à tona problemas investigativos que perpassam o encontro cotidiano destes idosos com os profissionais de saúde na atenção básica.…”