0309/2015 - Care for young victims of aggression in public emergency services: Sex differences.
Atendimentos de jovens vítimas de agressões em serviços públicos de urgência e emergência, 2011: Diferenças entre sexos.
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Author:
• Alice Cristina Medeiros das Neves - Neves, Alice Cristina Medeiros das - Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós Graduação em Saúde Coletiva - <acnmedeiros@gmail.com> +Co-author(s):
• Leila Posenato Garcia - Garcia, Leila Posenato - Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - <leila.garcia@ipea.gov.br>Thematic Area:
EpidemiologiaAbstract:
Objective: To describe the characteristics of assaults among of youth victims of violence treated in Public Emergency Departments, according to sex.Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted with using datathe Brazilian Surveillance System for Violence and Accidents, a multicenter survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in 71 public emergency departments, located in 24 State capitals and the Federal District.
Results: Male subjects predominated among the victims (75.1%) and among the aggressors (83.1% and 69.7% of cases of violence against male and female victims, respectively). Among female victims, the violence episodes episodes of violence were more frequent inside the household (43.6%). The perpetrator was a stranger in 49.7% and 26.8% of cases among male and female victims, respectively, while was a partner or ex-partner in 3.9% and 31.5% (p
