Table 1.

Proximal and contextual factors of suicide acts in Camopi Trois Sauts, French Guiana 2008–2015

	Situation	N /33	Percent
Life event	Conflict	17	51
	Separation	4	12
	Problem with the law	3	10
	Unemployment or school interruption	11	33
	Professional or financial problem	16	48
	Mourning	18	55
	Domestic violence	9	27
	Health problem	9	27
Suicide vulnerability factor	Suicide in the family	20	61
	Repeated suicide attempt	8	24
	History of suicide attempt	14	42
	Remembering the date of suicide	2	7
	Depression	15	45
	Violence or impulsivity	6	18
	Childhood abuse	11	33
	Abuse in the household	10	30
	Abuse by kin	8	24
Substance abuse problems	Marijuana consumption	14	42
	Alcohol consumption	25	76
	Suicide attempt + marijuana	1	3
	Suicide attempt + alcohol	11	33
	Dependency	11	33
	Dependencyto alcohol	10	30
	Dependency to cannabis	3	9
Conception of suicide, spirituality	Reincarnation of body	7	21
	Reincarnation of spirit	11	33
	Life after death	8	24
	Voices heard during suicide attempt	12	36
	Voices heard at other moments	7	21
	Suicide attempt motivated by spirit	19	58
	Suicide attempt as a message to close ones	5	15
	Suicide attempt following melancholia	21	64
	Suicide attempt taken care of in the village	8	24
	Religion	5	15