Title |
Fatores associados ao homicídio em Manaus, Amazonas, 2014
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Published in |
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, November 2017
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DOI | 10.5123/s1679-49742017000400006 |
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Authors |
Jesem Douglas Yamall Orellana, Geraldo Marcelo da Cunha, Bárbara Christie de Souza Brito, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Jesem Douglas Yamall Orellana, Geraldo Marcelo da Cunha, Bárbara Christie de Souza Brito, Bernardo Lessa Horta |
Abstract |
to identify characteristics, magnitude and factors associated with homicide in Manaus-AM, Brazil. cross-sectional study, with data from the Mortality Information System (SIM); homicide rates and odds ratio (OR) were estimated, comparing to other external causes, for 2014; logistic regression was used. of the 1,657 violent deaths, 913 were due to homicide; homicide rate was of 55.8/100 thousand inhabitants (95%CI 52.1;59.7); odds ratio was higher among males (OR 3.4; 95%CI 2.3;5.1) when compared with females; among single (OR 1.6; 95%CI 1.1;2.5) and widowed individuals (OR 4.1; 95%CI 1.1;15.6), when compared with married individuals; at night/early hours (OR 2.1; 95%CI 1.6;2.9) and in the afternoon (OR 1.7; 95%CI 1.2;2.4), when compared with the morning period; the probability was higher among individuals under 35 years, with less schooling. homicide mortality in Manaus was high, especially among males and young individuals with less schooling. |
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Student > Master | 3 | 17% |
Professor | 2 | 11% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 6% |
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