Caracterización de factores asociados con comportamiento suicida en adolescentes estudiantes de octavo grado, en tres colegios bogotanos*

OBJECTIVE: To establish the probability for suicide risk and/or mental disorders, together with related factors among high school students in 3 schools in Bogota.METHODS: Cross sectional study of 309 adolescents.RESULTS: The average age was 13.83 ± 0.9, female dominance (58.6%) and a 3(rd) socioeconomic stratum (68.3%). The suicidal risk behavioral probability and/or mental symptoms was 47.6%, 26.5% exhibited some suicide manifestations, 14.23% had experienced suicidal ideas in the last 3 months, 3.55% had had suicide attempts at least once in life, and 8.73% had suicidal ideas in the last 3 months with suicide attempts. The risk of suicidal behavior and/or mental disorders was explained jointly by depression (OR=27.9, 95% CI: 3.5-223. 1), low self-esteem (OR=11.8, 95% CI: 2.5-56.5), severe family dysfunction (OR=3.4, 95%CI 1.2-9.7), being female (OR=2.1, 95% CI: 1.2-3.8) and being 15 or older (OR=1.9, 95% CI: 0.967-3.9). Psychological abuse followed by physical mistreatment was associated with suicidal behavior and /or mental illness while good family relationships were associated to lower probability.CONCLUSION: Depression, low self-esteem, severe family dysfunction, female gender, older age (?15) and domestic violence are risk factors associated with suicide and/or mental disorders in adolescents; good family relationships are associated with lower risk.

• Fecha de publicación: 2012
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/25131
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0034-7450(14)60067-6; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/25131
• Palabra clave: Public Health and Health Services; Medical and Health Sciences
• License: Bloqueado (Texto referencial)