Author:

• Fabiana Martins Dias de Andrade - Andrade, F.M.D - <fabbianamartins@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8277-6061

Co-author(s):

• Nádia Machado de Vasconcelos - Vasconcelos, N.M - <nadiamv87@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-3064
• Juliana Bottoni de Souza - Souza, JB - <juliana_bottoni@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9308-7445
• Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas - Mascarenhas, M.D.M - <mdm.mascarenhas@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-2763
• Maria Cecilia de Souza Minayo - Minayo, M. C. S. - <cecilia@claves.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-9301
• Deborah Carvalho Malta - Malta, D.C - <dcmalta@uol.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-5734

Abstract:

The prevalence and factors associated with self-reported elder abuse were estimated. This was a cross-sectional study with datapeople aged 60 or over interviewed in the 2019 PNS. Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of total violence and subtypes were calculated according to ed variables, with analysis of associations between total violence and explanatory variables using Poisson Regression. Of the elderly, 10.05% reported some violence, 11.09% were women and 8.69% were men. In women, violence was more prevalent: 60 to 69 (PR: 2.18; 95%CI: 1.51; 314) and 70 to 79 years old (PR: 1.91; 95%CI: 1.31; 2.77), divorced/separated (PR: 1.74; 95%CI: 1.35; 2.24), resident in urban areas (PR: 1.49; 95%CI: 1.20; 1.61), regular self-rated health (PR: 1.34; 95%CI: 1.09; 1.65) and poor/very poor (PR: 2.04; 95%CI: 1.64; 2.55), depressive symptoms (PR: 2.13; 95%CI: 1.72; 2.63) and multimorbidity (PR: 1.21; 95%CI: 1.01; 1.44). In men, the prevalence was higher: 60 to 69 years (PR: 1.79; 95%CI: 1.19;2.69), non-white race/skin color (PR: 1.44; 95%CI: 1.18;1.75), resident in urban areas (PR: 1.28; 95%CI: 1.02;1.61), regular self-assessment of health (PR: 1.36; 95%CI: 1.09;1.70) and depressive symptoms (PR: 2.57; 95%CI: 1.84;3.56). One tenth of elderly people in Brazil reported violence in the year prior to the survey, with important differences according to sex.

Keywords:

Elder Abuse. Violence. Prevalence. Cross-sectional studies.

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