Impacto da covid-19 nas notificações de suicídios em povos indígenas no Ceará

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on suicide notifications among indigenous peoples in Ceará. Method: The study design: this is a descriptive type with a quantitative approach performed in the database: SINAN, the inclusion criteria adopted were notifications in indigenous people from Ceará, with a time frame from January 2020 to October 2021. Results: They were 23 notifications of suicide were recorded in indigenous young people aged 15-39 years, female cases stood out, showing five times more chances of occurrence of notifications in 2020. Conclusion: The analysis of the findings implied the impact of suicide on Ceará indigenous peoples referring to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the period 2019 to 2020, where there was an increase in notifications of suicides in indigenous peoples of Ceará and the importance of monitoring the findings in order to prevent cases of suicide.