A Consideration of the Factors Contributing to Indigenous Suicide in Guatemala: Qualitative Case Study in Nebaj, Quiché

Antecedentes: El municipio guatemalteco de Nebaj es una comunidad indígena maya con tasas de suicidio percibidas como superiores al promedio nacional. Objetivos: Este artículo evalúa las percepciones de los factores relacionados con el suicidio en Nebaj para informar las estrategias de prevención frente a este. Métodos: Esta investigación utiliza métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos. Los datos provienen de 19 entrevistas semiestructuradas con partes interesadas en Nebaj, junto con revisiones de casos de registros administrativos oficiales de la Policía Nacional Civil (pnc) y estadísticas agregadas de registros oficiales de suicidios recopilados por la pnc y el hospital de Nebaj. Resultados: Las partes interesadas locales vinculan el suicidio con deudas pendientes, la disolución de relaciones románticas, problemas de salud mental, conflictos intrafamiliares y abuso de sustancias. A nivel comunitario, los entrevistados relacionan la disolución de familias a través de la migración y las deudas resultantes. Limitaciones: Las instituciones públicas que abordan el suicidio están aisladas y no trabajan juntas ni recopilan datos con los mismos fines. Los datos disponibles están fragmentados y son difíciles de contrastar entre fuentes. Conclusión: Las entrevistas revelan temas comunes en la percepción de factores contribuyentes al suicidio en Nebaj. Los datos empíricos muestran que es más probable que los jóvenes participen en intentos de suicidio fatales y no fatales. Los análisis también indican que el método de suicidio más común es la ingestión de pesticidas agrícolas.The Guatemalan municipality of Nebaj is an indigenous Mayan community with higher suicide rates than the national average. This article evaluates the perceptions of factors related to suicide in Nebaj in order to suggest prevention strategies against this phenomenon. The research applies qualitative and quantitative methods, collecting data through 19 semi-structured interviews with different stakeholders, along with case reviews of official administrative records of the National Civil Police (pnc) and aggregated statistics of official suicide records collected by this institution and Nebaj’s local hospital. Participant stakeholders link suicide with money debts, the dissolution of romantic relationships, mental health problems, intra-family conflicts, and substance abuse. At the community level, interviewees relate the dissolution of families due to migration reasons and the resulting debts of this process as the main motivations for suicide. Evidence shows that public institutions in charge of addressing this phenomenon work independently and do not collect data cooperatively for the same purposes. Hence, one of the limitations of this study is that the available data is fragmented and difficult to contrast among sources. Despite this, findings reveal common issues in the perception of factors contributing to suicide in Nebaj. Additionally, empirical data shows that young people are more likely to participate in fatal and non-fatal suicide attempts and that the most common method is the intake of agricultural pesticides

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