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0541/2012 - HOMICIDES COMMITTED BY FIREARMS IN ARGENTINA DURING 1991-2006. A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS
HOMICIDIOS POR ARMAS DE FUEGO EN ARGENTINA, 1991-2006. UN ANÁLISIS DE NIVELES MÚLTIPLES

Author:

• Marina Gabriela Zunino - Zunino, M.G. - Remedios de Escalada, Lanús, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Outro País/Another Country - Universidad Nacional de Lanús - <mg_zunino@yahoo.com>

Co-author(s):

• Ana Diez Roux - Diez Roux, A.V. - Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, United State - <adiezrou@umich.edu>
• Edinilsa Ramos de Souza - SOUZA, ER - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos de Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli (CLAVES/ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Brasil - <edinilsa@claves.fiocruz.br>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

The aim was to analyze the influence of variables at different levels of organization and the effect of time on the occurrence of homicides committed by firearms (HAF) in Argentina during 1991-2006, using multilevel analysis. We used a three level Poisson model defined as follows: The first level corresponded to the distribution of the number of HAF by sex and age group within departments and 4 year calendar time periods; the second corresponded to time (4 year calendar periods) within Departments; the third modeled variability across Departments as a function to time invariant characteristics. Departmental level factors investigated included: Level of Urbanization, Percentage of homes with Non-satisfied Basic Necessities and the percentage of working adults. There were 15067 HAF in persons of 14 or more years of age during 1991-2006 in the 493 departments. The risk of dying was higher in men and persons of 15 to 29 years; higher ages were associated with a lower risk. The effect of age was stronger in central-urban zones. The risk was higher in 1999-2002 than in other periods. NU was the socioeconomic variable most strongly associated with HAF risk. The risk of dying by HAF was 1.6 times higher in central-urban compared with no-central zones. In both zones the risk was highest in 1999-2002.

Keywords:

HomicidesFirearmsAnalysis MultilevelSocioeconomic FactorsArgentina

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Zunino, M.G., Diez Roux, A.V., SOUZA, ER. HOMICIDES COMMITTED BY FIREARMS IN ARGENTINA DURING 1991-2006. A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Jun). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/homicides-committed-by-firearms-in-argentina-during-19912006-a-multilevel-analysis/10441



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