Table 1.
Prevalence of last-year suicide attempts in adolescents by sociodemographic characteristics: Mexican National Health and Nutrition Surveys 2018–19 (n = 17,925) and 2020 (n = 4,812).
| Suicide Attempts 2018–19 |
Suicide Attempts 2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | %* | 95% CI | n | %* | 95% CI | PR | P-Value | 95% CI |
| Total | 333 | 1.8 | [1.6,2.1] | 101 | 2.1 | [1.4,3.1] | 1.1 | 0.625 | [0.7,1.8] |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Men | 77 | 1.0 | [0.7,1.4] | 13 | 0.3 | [0.1,0.8] | 0.3 | 0.019 | [0.1,0.8] |
| Women | 256 | 2.7 | [2.3,3.2] | 88 | 3.8 | [2.4,5.9] | 1.4 | 0.220 | [0.8, 2.4] |
| Age Group | |||||||||
| 10–14 years | 141 | 1.4 | [1.1,1.8] | 40 | 1.4 | [0.8,2.6] | 1.0 | 0.948 | [0.5,1.9] |
| 15–19 years | 192 | 2.3 | [1.9,2.8] | 61 | 2.8 | [1.4,5.3] | 1.2 | 0.583 | [0.6,2.4] |
| Socioeconomic level | |||||||||
| Low | 139 | 2.2 | [1.7,2.7] | 36 | 2.3 | [0.9,5.7] | 1.1 | 0.908 | [0.4,2.7] |
| Medium | 107 | 1.8 | [1.4,2.3] | 40 | 2.2 | [1.1,4.1] | 1.2 | 0.553 | [0.6,2.4] |
| High | 87 | 1.6 | [1.1,2.1] | 25 | 1.7 | [0.8,3.5] | 1.1 | 0.819 | [0.5,2.4] |
| Type of locality | |||||||||
| Rural | 102 | 1.8 | [1.4,2.4] | 18 | 0.8 | [0.4,1.9] | 0.5 | 0.076 | [0.2,1.1] |
| Urban | 231 | 1.8 | [1.5,2.2] | 83 | 2.6 | [1.6,4.1] | 1.4 | 0.171 | [0.9,2.3] |
*Weighted percentages; CI=confidence interval; PR=prevalence ratio. The numbers have been roundend to one decimal place.