Mortalidade por homicídios em bairros e favelas da região rentro rul de Belo Horizonte / Deaths by homicides in the districts and slums in the center-south region in Belo Horizonte
Rev. méd. Minas Gerais
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11(1): 7-10, jan.-mar. 2001. tab
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Este estudo aborda as desigualdades nas mortes por homicídios em bairros e favelas da Região Centro-sul de Belo Horizonte. Foram analisados os 221 óbitos por homicídios ocorridos no período de 1993 a 1997. A maior proporção de óbitos ocorreu no sexo masculino e em jovens. Evidenciaram grandes desigualdades socioespaciais; o risco de morrer por homicídios foi 16 vezes maior nas favelas do que em bairros. O principal tipo de agressão foi por arma de fogo, envolvendo 72% dos óbitos. Os resultados demonstram a necessidade de enfrentamento dos homicídios numa perspectiva multiciplinar.
ABSTRACT
The differences in the death rates by homicides between city districts and slums in the Center-South region of Belo Horizonte were analised. There were 221 deaths by homicides in the period between 1993 to 1997. The highest percentage of deaths involved males and young populations. Great social-spacial inequalities were identified, being the risk of dying by homicide 16 times higher in the slums than in the districts. the use of firearm was the most important type of aggression reported in 72% of the deaths. The results point to the need of facing the homicides in multidisciplinar perspective.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Mortality
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Homicide
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. méd. Minas Gerais
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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