Suicide Risk in Military Personnel during the COVID-19 Health Emergency in a Peruvian Region: A Cross-Sectional Study
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2022-10-19Author(s)
Valladares-Garrido, Mario J.
Picón-Reátegui, Cinthia Karina
Zila-Velasque, J. Pierre
Grados-Espinoza, Pamela
Hinostroza-Zarate, Cristian M.
Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E.
Pereira-Victorio, César Johan
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“: Military personnel represent a frontline group exposed to multiple stressors. These factors
have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, predisposing to the development of suicidal risk
(SR). Given the few studies conducted in this population, we evaluated the prevalence of SR and its
associated factors during the health emergency. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted in
person among 514 participants in Lambayeque, Peru in 2021. The outcome was SR, and the exposures
were depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), PTSD (PCL-C), and other sociodemographic variables.
The prevalence of SR was 14.0% (95% CI: 11.12–17.31%) and was significantly higher in people with
a family history of mental health (PR: 2.16; 95% CI: 1.13–4.15) and in those with moderate clinical
insomnia (PR: 2.21; 95% CI: 1.19–4.12). Military personnel with high resilience had a lower prevalence
of SR (PR: 0.54, CI: 0.31–0.95). Anxiety was associated with a higher prevalence of SR (PR: 3.27;
95% CI: 1.76–6.10). Our findings show that at least 1 out of 10 military personnel are at risk of suicide.
Special attention should be paid to the associated factors to develop interventions and reverse their
consequences. These results may be useful in policy implementation and general statistics of SR in
the local and regional context.“
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