Temporal trends in physical violence, gender differences and spatial vulnerability of the location of victim's residences
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Published on: July 4, 2013
Gigliana Maria Sobral Cavalcante1, Ítalo de Macedo Bernardino2, Lorena Marques da Nóbrega2
1Department of Dentistry and Public Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, No. 6627, Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Abstract:
The aim of study was to describe trends in physical violence among Brazilian victims and investigate spatial vulnerability of the location of victim's residences. This study performed an ecological-level longitudinal analysis, examining violence rates over 4 years. Cases of 4795 victims of physical aggression attended at a Center of Legal Medicine were investigated. Trend analysis was used to evaluate the data, with the creation of polynomial regression models (p < 0.05). Violence rates showed significant temporal variations according to sociodemographic characteristics of victims (p < 0.05) and the circumstances of aggressions (p < 0.05). Moreover, there was a significant increase in violence rate in the North (R2 = 16.1%; p = 0.019) and South (R2 = 18.4%; p = 0.010), whereas the rural zone (R2 = 10.1%; p = 0.028) presented a decrease. The findings highlight the need for protection policies that address spatial-temporal aspects.
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