Suicidal Ideation & Associated Factors in Inmates of a Prison of Antioquia, Colombia
INTRODUCTION:
Suicidal
behavior shows high numbers in prison population; hence, the following research
was developed, which aimed to identify the sociodemographic, family, personal
and imprisonment factors that are associated with suicidal ideation in inmates
of a prison of Antioquia, Colombia.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
A
cross descriptive study was carried out. It was applied the Suicide Orientation
Inventory Test ISO-30, as well as a survey, in order to investigate
sociodemographic, family and imprisonment aspects of a group of 154 inmates.
Univariate and bivariate analysis were applied to the collected data by using
Excel and OpenEpi programs.
RESULTS:
14.9% had
high suicidal ideation. By analyzing the distribution of high suicidal ideation
in the variables studied, it was found that the highest rates occurred in those
who had previous attempts, 61.1%; a history of domestic violence, 50.0%; no
schooling, 33.3%; those with a family history of suicide, 28.6%; and those
without a definite sentence 22.9%. A significant association was found between
the ideation and having committed previous suicide attempts (P<.01; rp=7.4),
belonging to households with domestic violence (P=.03; rp=4.0), being single
(P=.04; rp=2.2) and being under 30 years old (P=.04; rp=2.1).
CONCLUSIONS:
The
high suicidal rates are much greater than those found in the general
population; it is therefore recommended to the professionals of the institution
to address the risk factors found here, in order to develop prevention and
intervention programs.
- 1Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Artes y Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Medellín, Colombia.
- 2Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Artes y Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Medellín, Colombia. Electronic address: bibiana.rojas@unad.edu.co.
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