Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018
Introduction: Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide and a major cause of death in young adults. Mozambique had one the highest suicide rate in Africa with 23.2 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants. We aimed to evaluate the Suicide Registration System in the cities of Maputo and Matola (SRSM...
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| author | Eduardo Mangue Chicanequisso Ivandra Magaia Virgílio Ceia Francisco Érika Valeska Rossetto Cynthia Sema Baltazar |
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| description | Introduction: Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide and a major cause of death in young adults. Mozambique had one the highest suicide rate in Africa with 23.2 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants. We aimed to evaluate the Suicide Registration System in the cities of Maputo and Matola (SRSMM) to have an overview of the system and to assess the suicide burden in the population.
Methods: We extracted data from the “external cause” death registration system, available at the Legal Medicine Service at the Maputo Central Hospital (LMS/HCM) from 2016 to 2018.The evaluation was based on the updated CDC guidelines.
Results: The SRSMM is a complex system with multiple data sources. It is a system with excellent data quality (96.2% complete), is representative (87.5% coverage) and is useful for identifying the cause of death. The system remained stable throughout the analysis period, except for 4 months in 2017, during which did not register deaths. From 2016 to 2018, 289 registered suicide cases were analyzed. A total of 219 (75.8%) were men aged 20-39. The most common suicide method was hanging, with 249 cases (86.2%).
Conclusion: Though the SRSMM is a complex system, it has good data quality, is representative, and is useful for improving vital statistics and identifying risk groups. The findings of this evaluation demonstrate the need to add key variables on the system that can allow meaningful analysis on risk factors and interventions; and to expand the system nationally in order to have an overview of the severity of suicide. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3cd904ce34645b19cb634bb6cc9bc872025-08-20T03:47:34ZengAfrican Field Epidemiology NetworkJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health2664-28242022-04-0152https://doi.org/10.37432/jieph.2022.5.2.56Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018Eduardo Mangue Chicanequisso0Ivandra Magaia1Virgílio Ceia Francisco2Érika Valeska Rossetto3Cynthia Sema Baltazar4Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program; National Institute of Health, Maputo, MozambiqueNational Institute of Health, Maputo, MozambiqueMaputo Central Hospital, Maputo, MozambiqueMassGenics, assigned to Mozambique Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Maputo, MozambiqueNational Institute of Health, Maputo, MozambiqueIntroduction: Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide and a major cause of death in young adults. Mozambique had one the highest suicide rate in Africa with 23.2 suicides per 100 000 inhabitants. We aimed to evaluate the Suicide Registration System in the cities of Maputo and Matola (SRSMM) to have an overview of the system and to assess the suicide burden in the population. Methods: We extracted data from the “external cause” death registration system, available at the Legal Medicine Service at the Maputo Central Hospital (LMS/HCM) from 2016 to 2018.The evaluation was based on the updated CDC guidelines. Results: The SRSMM is a complex system with multiple data sources. It is a system with excellent data quality (96.2% complete), is representative (87.5% coverage) and is useful for identifying the cause of death. The system remained stable throughout the analysis period, except for 4 months in 2017, during which did not register deaths. From 2016 to 2018, 289 registered suicide cases were analyzed. A total of 219 (75.8%) were men aged 20-39. The most common suicide method was hanging, with 249 cases (86.2%). Conclusion: Though the SRSMM is a complex system, it has good data quality, is representative, and is useful for improving vital statistics and identifying risk groups. The findings of this evaluation demonstrate the need to add key variables on the system that can allow meaningful analysis on risk factors and interventions; and to expand the system nationally in order to have an overview of the severity of suicide.https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/article/5/8/full/health information systemsuicidepublic heath surveillance |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Mangue Chicanequisso Ivandra Magaia Virgílio Ceia Francisco Érika Valeska Rossetto Cynthia Sema Baltazar Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018 Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health health information system suicide public heath surveillance |
| title | Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018 |
| title_full | Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018 |
| title_short | Evaluation of the suicide registration system in Maputo and Matola, Mozambique, 2016-2018 |
| title_sort | evaluation of the suicide registration system in maputo and matola mozambique 2016 2018 |
| topic | health information system suicide public heath surveillance |
| url | https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/article/5/8/full/ |
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