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0943/2012 - Association between ecological characteristics of the municipalities and the risk of homicide in adult males aged 20-39 years in Brazil, 1999-2010
Associação ecológica entre características dos municípios e o risco de homicídios em homens adultos de 20-39 anos de idade no Brasil, 1999-2010

Author:

• Elisabeth C. Duarte - Duarte, E. C. - Brasilia, DF - Universidade de Brasília - <eduarte@unb.br> +

Co-author(s):

• Leila Posenato Garcia - Garcia, L. P. - Brasília - DF, DF - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) - <leilapgarcia@gmail.com>
• Lúcia Rolim Santana de Freitas - FREITAS, L.R.S. - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA); Doutoranda da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) - <lucia.rolim@gmail.com>
• Nereu Henrique Mansano - Mansano, N.H - CONASS: Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Saúde; mestrando da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) - <nereu@conass.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0937-3597
• Rosane Aparecida Monteiro - MONTEIRO, R.A. - Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão - <rosabsb@hotmail.com>
• Walter Massa Ramalho - RAMALHO, W.M. - Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Faculdade de Ceilândia - <walter.ramalho@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

Homicide mortality remains an important public health problem in Brazil, especially among young adult males. The aim of this study was to assess the homicide mortality risk (HMR), among males aged 20-39 years, and its associations with sociodemographic selected characteristics of the Brazilian municipalities. This is an ecologic study in which the unit of analysis was all municipalities in Brazil. Time trends (from 199-2002 to 2007-2010) and adjusted associations between HMR and sociodemographic characteristics of municipalities (in a sectional approach) were estimated in this study. Between 1999-2002 and 2007-2010, increasing trend of HMR medians from 22.7 to 35.5 per 100 thousand inhabitants was observed in Brazil. In 2007-2010, HMR were significantly higher (p<0.001) among the largest cities, with higher fertility rates, lower literacy rates, higher social inequality (as estimated by the 20/40 income ratio) and more-urbanized municipalities. Considering the proportion of low income population and the per capita average income, associations with the HMR identified excess of risks on the intermediary categories of these independent variables. Findings from this study may support the implementation of focal policies directed to more vulnerable municipalities.

Keywords:

Homicide Mortality Rate Men Adult Ecological Studies

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Duarte, E. C., Garcia, L. P., FREITAS, L.R.S., Mansano, N.H, MONTEIRO, R.A., RAMALHO, W.M.. Association between ecological characteristics of the municipalities and the risk of homicide in adult males aged 20-39 years in Brazil, 1999-2010. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Jul). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/association-between-ecological-characteristics-of-the-municipalities-and-the-risk-of-homicide-in-adult-males-aged-2039-years-in-brazil-19992010/10731?id=10731



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