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Analysis of reported cases of repeated violence in Espírito Santo
Franciéle Marabotti Costa Leite1, Gabriela Ravete Cavalcante2, Marieli Thomazini Piske Garcia3
1Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brasil.
Objectives:
Identify the frequency of recurrent violence in cases reported in Espírito Santo and the associated factors.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study. Which included data on violence in Espírito Santo from 2011 to 2018, from the Notifiable Diseases Information System, and, Statistical analyzes were performed using the chi-square test and Poisson regression.
Results:
54.2% (N:14.966) of reported cases of violence are repeated, and higher prevalences were associated with female sex (PR:1.54), child (PR: 1.29) or elderly victims (PR: 1.25), the presence of disabilities/disorders (PR:1.42) and occurrence in urban/peri-urban areas (PR: 1.10). Furthermore, there is a greater frequency of injuries caused by a single aggressor (PR: 1.20), man (PR: 1.28), aged 25 or over (PR: 1.09), known to the victim (PR: 2.81) and at home (PR: 1.69).
Conclusion:
The reported cases of violence showed a high frequency of recurrence, and were associated with the studied characteristics of the victim, the aggressor and the event.
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