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Sérgio Eduardo Soares Fernandes1, Derek Chaves Lopes2, Erik Teixeira Lopes3
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte. 70910-900 Brasília DF Brasil. sergioesf001@gmail.com.
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This study explores the relationship between socioeconomic and geographic variables of Brazilian municipalities and deaths caused by thermal (TB) and electrical burns (EB). Using data from the Mortality Information System and municipal indicators from IBGE, the impact of several factors on burn mortality was investigated. The analysis revealed a significant association between mortality and HDI (EB: 2000-2009 - RR=1.4·10-³ (95%CI: 3.4·10-4-5.9·10-3), 2010-2019 - RR=1.53·10-3 (95%CI: 2.46·10-4-9.57·10-3); TB: 2000-2009 - RR=2.95·10-6 (95%CI: 7.63·10-7-1.14·10-5), 2010-2019 - RR=1.24·10-7 (95%CI: 1.79·10-8-8.68·10-7)), Gini index (EB: 2000-2009 - RR=33.02) (95%CI: 18.43-59.03), 2010-2019 - RR=197.52 (95%CI: 111.2-350.14); TB: 2000-2009 - RR=25.77 (95%CI: 14.68-45.13), 2010-2019 - RR=431.24 (95%CI: 237.24-781.89)), and percentage of the population living in urban areas (EB: 2000-2009 - RR=1.644) (95%CI: 1.253-2.1689), 2010-2019 - RR=1.55 (95%CI: 1.17-2.07); TB: 2000-2009 - RR=2.42 (95%CI: 1.8-3.26), 2010-2019 - RR=2.794 (95%CI: 1.98-3.96)). The results suggest that lower socioeconomic conditions are correlated with higher risks of death by burns, indicating that it is a public health issue linked to social inequalities.
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