Trends of juvenile and adolescent suicides in North Tunisia: a 12-year study.
Adolescence
Epidemiology
School children
Self-harm
Suicide
Journal
Public health
ISSN: 1476-5616
Titre abrégé: Public Health
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0376507
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
received:
26
03
2019
revised:
08
02
2021
accepted:
27
02
2021
pubmed:
8
5
2021
medline:
16
7
2021
entrez:
7
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of our study was to analyze the epidemiological characteristics for suicide methods and factors over a 12-year period among child suicides in Northern Tunisia and to compare juvenile and adolescent suicides. This is a cross-sectional study. We included all child and adolescent suicide cases that took place in the North of Tunisia over a 12 year period (2005-2016). Data were collected from medical records and judicial inquiries and were classified into three sections: sociodemographic data, the circumstances of suicide, and the autopsy findings. Data were then compared between the 'juvenile suicide group' and 'the adolescent suicide group', according to the WHO definition. Casualties were equally males and females, mostly adolescents (74.5%), aged 15 years old on average. Hanging was the most frequent suicidal method. A peak of frequency was observed in 2014. Our results suggested to focus, among other preventive measures, on the role of media coverage of child suicides.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33962100
pii: S0033-3506(21)00106-2
doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.035
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
223-231Informations de copyright
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