1. Analysis of reported cases of repeated violence in Espírito Santo.
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Leite FMC, Cavalcante GR, Garcia MTP, Souza EAG, Pedroso MRO, and Venturin B
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- Humans, Male, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Adult, Child, Middle Aged, Aged, Young Adult, Adolescent, Brazil epidemiology, Child, Preschool, Infant, Prevalence, Wounds and Injuries epidemiology, Violence statistics & numerical data, Recurrence
- Abstract
Objectives: Identify the frequency of recurrent violence in cases reported in Espírito Santo and the associated factors., Methods: Cross-sectional study. Which included data on violence in Espírito Santo from 2011 to 2018, from the Notifiable Diseases Information System, and, Statistical analyzes were performed using the chi-square test and Poisson regression., Results: 54.2% (N:14.966) of reported cases of violence are repeated, and higher prevalences were associated with female sex (PR:1.54), child (PR: 1.29) or elderly victims (PR: 1.25), the presence of disabilities/disorders (PR:1.42) and occurrence in urban/peri-urban areas (PR: 1.10). Furthermore, there is a greater frequency of injuries caused by a single aggressor (PR: 1.20), man (PR: 1.28), aged 25 or over (PR: 1.09), known to the victim (PR: 2.81) and at home (PR: 1.69)., Conclusion: The reported cases of violence showed a high frequency of recurrence, and were associated with the studied characteristics of the victim, the aggressor and the event.
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- 2024
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