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- Title
Homicídios femininos no estado do Rio Grande do Norte e suas regiões de saúde no período de 2000 a 2016.
- Authors
dos Santos Ferreira, Ilana Rafaely; César Simões, Taynãna; Benigno Resende, Ezequiel; da Silva Rodrigues, Weverton Thiago; Ferreira da Silva, Paulo Eduardo; dos Santos, Juliano; Gilson da Silva, Pedro; Cardoso Meira, Karina
- Abstract
Background: Female homicides present high magnitude and transcendence in the Northeast region of Brazil. Objective: To analyze the temporal evolution of mortality due to female homicide in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and its health regions between 2000 and 2016. Method: Ecological study using negative binomial regression for trend analysis. Results: The average mortality rate for the period analyzed was 5.08 deaths per 100,000 women, with the highest rates observed in the metropolitan region (5.92) and in the municipality of Mossoró (5.60). Most of the deaths were of unmarried women, with the use of firearms, and occurred at home. There was an upward trend in mortality in all age groups up to age 49 and in the metropolitan region of João Câmara. An upward trend was also observed in the mortality rate of firearm homicides in all health regions of the state, except for Caicó and Pau dos Ferros, where these rates showed a stationary trend. Conclusion: The state of Rio Grande do Norte and its health regions show female homicide rates similar to those of countries with the greatest violence against women, indicating the need for greater investments in the protection network for women in situations of domestic violence.
- Publication
Cadernos Saúde Coletiva, 2021, Vol 29, p92
- ISSN
1414-462X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1414-462X202199010361