TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Factors associated with suicide mortality among the elderly in Brazilian municipalities between 2005 and 2007
JO  - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
A1  - Pinto, Liana Wernersbach
A1  - Silva, Cosme Marcelo Furtado Passos da
A1  - Pires, Thiago de Oliveira
A1  - Assis, Simone Gonçalves de
SP  - 2003
EP  - 2009
VL  - 17
IS  - 8
N2  - This scope of this paper was to conduct an ecological analysis of suicide mortality of people aged 60 years or more in Brazilian municipalities between 2005 and 2007, by investigating factors associated with the event. Data on suicide deaths were extracted from the Mortality Information System, codes X60 to X86 and Y87.0 (ICD-10). Poisson, negative binomial and zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regression models were adjusted. The latter exhibited the best results when comparing models. The proportion of non-whites (negative association), the rate of hospitalization for mood disorders (positive association) and sex ratio (negative association) were identified as factors associated with suicide.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1413-8123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -