SUICIDE RISK AMONG NURSING STUDENTS ATTENDING A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

• Main Authors: Diego da Silva Ferreira (Author), Vladson Gouveia Ferreira (Author), Nathanael de Souza Maciel (Author), Francisco Mardones dos Santos Bernardo (Author), Monaliza Ribeiro Mariano Grimaldi (Author), Carolina Maria de Lima Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.1590/ce.v28i0.89830; 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• Keywords: Nursing; Suicide; Attempted Suicide; Universities; Mental Health.; Nursing; RT1-120; Medicine (General); R5-920; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Cogitare Enfermagem, Vol 28 (2023)

Objective: to describe the suicide risk rates in Nursing students from different nationalities in a public university. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted between August and November 2019 in Ceará, Brazil. The students included were those aged at least 18 years old and duly enrolled; the exclusion criteria were as follows: inactive link due to medical leave or course cancellation. The Suicide Risk Index was used for data collection. The following tests were performed: Chi-square; Fisher's Exact and Mann-Whitney. Results: of the 192 participants, 28.6% did not have religious/spiritual factors susceptible of stopping the suicidal act, 12.5% had a family history of suicide, and 2.6% had suicide plans. An association was detected between gender and suicidal potential risk (p>0.000). There was a difference in the suicidal potential risk in relation to gender (p>0.000), nationality (p>0.000) and marital status (p=0.043). Conclusion: the study contributes to a reflection on suicide, to early detection and to understanding the impacts in the university.