Violência e desigualdade social: mortalidade por homicídios e condições de vida em Salvador, Brasil

Macedo, Adriana C; Paim, Jairnilson Silva; Vieira-da-Silva, Lígia Maria; Costa, Maria da Conceição Nascimento

doi:10.1590/s0034-89102001000600004

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“…25 Socioeconomic inequality has been described as an important factor in predicting victimization by homicide. 3,10,14,[16][17][18]22,28 The homicide rate increased in the black population for the two strata of education, suggesting that race/ color may partially explain the occurrence of homicide. However, education alone does not exhaust all the analytical dimensions of social conditions.…”

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Vitimização por homicídios segundo características de raça no Brasil

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2011

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJECTIVE:To describe the temporal patterns of mortality by homicide in Brazil. METHODS:A series of homicides in Brazil from 2000 to 2009 were studied. The explanatory variables were race/skin color, gender and education. The death statistics were obtained from the Mortality Information System. A trend analysis was performed by means of a polynomial regression for a historic time series (p < 0.05, 95% confi dence interval). RESULTS:The black population represented 69% of the homicide victims in 2009. The homicide rate increased in the black population, while it decreased in the white population in the period studied. The homicide rate increased in groups with both higher and lower education among blacks; among whites, the rate decreased for those with the lowest level of schooling and remained stable in the group with higher educational levels. In 2009, blacks had a higher risk of death than whites from homicide, regardless of education level. Between 2004 and 2009, the homicide rate decreased in the white population, while it increased in the black population. CONCLUSIONS:The relative risk of falling victim to homicide increased in the black population, suggesting an increase in inequality. The effect of the anti-gun measures implemented in Brazil in 2004 was positive in the white population and less pronounced in the black population. Overall, race/skin color predicted the occurrence of homicide.

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Vitimização por homicídios segundo características de raça no Brasil

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2011

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“…A paradoxical inverse relationship was found contrasting with studies that found an association between poverty and femicides 9,12 or poverty and homicides. 2,15,22 Since the economic variables were strongly interrelated showing high colinearity and potential confounding effects they were not included in the multivariate analysis model.…”

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Femicídios: homicídios femininos no Brasil

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2011

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OBJECTIVE:To assess female homicide rates due to aggression according to sociodemographic and health indicators. METHODS: RESULTS:The standardized female homicide rate due to aggression was 4.1/100,000 during the study period. After adjustment, three variables remained signifi cantly associated with female homicides: birth rate (p = 0.072), percentage of Evangelicals (p = 0.019) and male homicides due to aggression (p < 0.001). The model had a predictive power of 69% (r2 = 0.699). The Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Alagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Roraima e Amapá showed the highest rates during the study period. CONCLUSIONS:The female homicide rates due to aggression were high in Brazil and varied by region. The association with male homicides due to aggression stresses the importance of reducing structural violence to protect women against violence. DESCRIPTORS:

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“…Esse perfil foi compatível com o verificado em outras regiões do mundo: homicídios preponderantes no sexo masculino, em faixas etárias jovens, em populações com nível socioeconômico baixo, em aglomerados urbanos e em conseqüência do uso de arma de fogo. [10][11][12][13] Indicadores de urbanização, concentração de renda, renda média mensal, escolaridade e raça/cor, por exemplo, foram utilizados nessas análises; em seu conjunto, concordam com a importância da desigualdade socioeconômica na predição da vitimização por homicídio.…”

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