Factors associated with suicidal ideation among university students
Hugo Gedeon Barros dos Santos,Samira Reschetti Marcon,Mariano Martinez Espinosa,Makilin Nunes Baptista,Paula Paulo +4 more
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It was found that 9.9% of the students had suicidal thoughts in the previous 30 days and the variables economic class, sexual orientation, religious practice, suicide attempts in the family and among friends, alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms were associated with suicidal ideation.Abstract:
Objetivo: analizar los factores asociados a la ideacion suicida en una muestra representativa de estudiantes universitarios Metodo: estudio transversal analitico, realizado con 637 estudiantes en una Universidad Federal de Mato Grosso Fueron investigadas las variables: presencia de ideacion suicida; demograficas y socioeconomicas; uso de alcohol por medio del Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test; y sintomas depresivos (Inventario de Depresion Mayor) El analisis bivariado fue realizado con el test de Chi-cuadrado y el analisis multiple con el modelo de regresion de Poisson Resultados: se constato que 9,9% de los estudiantes tuvieron ideas suicidas en los ultimos 30 dias, y en el analisis bivariado las variables: clase economica; orientacion sexual; practica religiosa; intentos de suicidio en la familia y entre amigos; consumo de alcohol; y sintomas depresivos, presentaron asociacion con ideacion suicida En el analisis multiple permanecieron como factores asociados la orientacion sexual, los intentos de suicidio en la familia y la presencia de sintomas depresivos Conclusion: estos hallazgos constituyen un diagnostico situacional que posibilita la formulacion de politicas academicas y de acciones de prevencion para enfrentar esa situacion en el campus universitarioread more
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