Suicidio; prevalencia del suicidio y sus métodos más utilizados en la provincia del Azuay entre enero de 1997 a Mayo del 2001

Abstract

Suicide is a social probem, which goes hand in hand with global development, affecting more frequently young people, between 15 and 24 years old. The main objective of this study is to indentificar the prevalence of suicide and more used in the province of Azuay methods; as well as the age group, predominant sex and marital status date most prevalent in each canton and the province in general. For the execution of this work, he had the support of the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the Supreme Court of Azuay, with the authorization of the latter, access files of the Criminal Courts of the cantons and collect information required. A total of 113 cases of suicide in the Azuay was recorded at a rate 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. A higher prevalence in males than females in relation to the most common suicide method was the use of toxic substances; I feel these the most relevant results of this social phenomenon