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Suicidal risk factor and associated factors in female inmates of a prison in Caldas (Colombia), 2015

Factor de riesgo suicida y factores asociados en reclusas de un centro penitenciario de Caldas (Colombia), 2015: estudio de corte transversal





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Cañón Buitrago, S. C., Castaño Castrillón, J. J., Muriel Arriguí, D. L., Pérez Moreno, C. E., & Ramírez López, S. (2016). Suicidal risk factor and associated factors in female inmates of a prison in Caldas (Colombia), 2015. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 16(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.16.1.1558.2016
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Cañón Buitrago, S. C., Castaño Castrillón, J. J., Muriel Arriguí, D. L., Pérez Moreno, C. E., & Ramírez López, S. (2016). Suicidal risk factor and associated factors in female inmates of a prison in Caldas (Colombia), 2015. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 16(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.16.1.1558.2016

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Sandra Constanza Cañón Buitrago
José Jaime Castaño Castrillón
Diana Lizzeth Muriel Arriguí
Carlos Eduardo Pérez Moreno
Steven Ramírez López

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Objective: to determine the risk factor of suicide, suicide attempts and associated factors in female prisoners of a prison in Caldas (Colombia), 2015. Materials and methods: cross-sectional study in which an instrument was applied in 96 female prisoners.The Plutchick suicide risk questionnaire was applied. On inquires about previous suicide attempts, associated factors and demographic variables. Results: 95.7% are mixed race4.4% were born in Manizales, 51% are social stratum 1, 88.9% had an occupation before admission, 26.1% housewife. Average length of sentence 8.24 ± 7.37 years, 13.5% have been in isolation, 14.4% with suicide risk according Plutchik, 11.5% have had suicidal attempt, 65.9% good family functioning, 42.4% normal anxiety, depression average 63.2%, 71.1% average self-esteem, 45.8% did not consume alcohol, psychoactive substances consumed 17.7%, 2.1% with psychiatric illness, with 34.7% general illness, suicide significant positive relationship was found FR according Plutchik with being alone (p = 0.046), no family support (p = 0.003), with family functioning (p = 0.05), anxiety level (p = 0.01), with previous suicide attempt (p = 0.015). Concerning the previous suicide attempt, only significant relationship to have experienced the death of a family member (p = 0.032) was found. Conclusions: values suicidal risk factor according Plutchik, and suicide attempts found in this population, are not very different from those found in other colombian non-prison populations, but significantly lower than in other populations of male and female prisoners from other countries.


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