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Rate of notification of self-inflicted violence
Concepts and definitions:
Refers to the number of cases of self-inflicted violence notified in SINAN, in the resident population in a given geographical space, in the year considered.
Method of calculation:
Numerator: Number of notifications of violence whose "self-inflicted wound" field is filled "yes" according to age group, sex, locality of residence and year of notification of violence.
Denominator: resident population according to age group, sex, locality and year.
Constant: 100,000
Unit of measure:
Notifications per 100 thousand inhabitants
Variables which compose the indicator, their respective sources and producing institutions:
Variables
Sources
Institutions
Number of notifications of violence whose "self-inflicted wound" field is filled "yes"
Sinan Violência - Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Information System
Municipal Secretariat of Health (SMS) and Ministry of Health (MS)
Resident population
TCU Ministry of Health/SVSA/DAENT/CGIAE
IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
Variáveis
Número de notificações de violência cujo campo "lesão autoprovocada" esteja assinalado como "sim"
População residente
Fontes
Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN Violência)
Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) Ministério da Saúde/Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente/Departamento de Atenção Especializada e Temática/Coordenação Geral de Informação, Análise e Estratégia (SVSA/DAENT/CGIAE)
Instituições
Ministério da Saúde e Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (MS/SMS)
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)
References:

MACIEJEWSKI, Dominique F. et al. Overlapping genetic and environmental influences on nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal ideation: different outcomes, same etiology?. JAMA psychiatry, v. 71, n. 6, p. 699-705, 2014.