Spatio-temporal distribution of financial/economic violence in a northeastern state of Brazil
Erica Santos dos Reis,
Rosália Elen Santos Ramos,
Letícia Pereira Bezerra
et al.
Abstract:The Ministry of Health defines economic-financial violence (FEV) as destructive actions or omissions of the aggressor that affect the emotional health and survival of family members. Thus, the objective of this research was to analyze the spatio-temporal distribution of FEV in the state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. An ecological, time series study (2010-2018) was conducted, using spatio-temporal analysis tools. As a result, we observed that most cases of FEV occurred among women and the chances of the occurr… Show more
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