Profile of notification of violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite and Transsexual people recorded in the National Information System on Notifiable Diseases, Brazil, 2015-2017. / Perfil das notificações de violências em lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, travestis e transexuais registradas no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação, Brasil, 2015 a 2017.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the profile of notifications of violence against LGBT people in Brazil, from 2015 to 2017. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with secondary data on records of violence against LGBT people. The study population included individuals aged 10 and older with homosexual or bisexual orientation as well as transvestites or transgender identities. RESULTS: Throughout the study period, 24,564 reports of violence were recorded. Regarding the victim's profile, 69.1% were 20 to 59 years old, 50.0% were black, 46.6% were transsexual or transvestites and 57.6% were homosexual, of which 32.6% were lesbian and 25.0%, gay. In all age groups, the most frequent nature of violence was physical violence (75.0%). The probable author was male in 66.2% of the cases, being intimate partners the most frequent aggressors (27.2%), followed by strangers (16.5%). CONCLUSION: This study expands knowledge of violence against LGBT people in Brazil, reinforces the need to report these events and improve quality of information on individual's sexual orientation and gender identity in order to produce evidence to support actions to tackle this problem.

Gender violence: a comparison of mortality from aggression against women who have and have not previously reported violence. / Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência.

Violence against women is an important public health problem in Brazil and in the world. The objective of the present study was to describe the profile of mortality due to aggression against women, and analyze whether the victims of reported violence are more likely to die from aggression than the general female population. This is a descriptive study of mortality due to aggression against women, from database linkage. The databases used for linkage were SINAN Brazil's Notifiable Diseases Information System (reports of violence against women) (2011 - 2015), and SIM, the Mortality Information System (women dying as a result of aggression) (2011 - 2016). The risk of death due to aggression among women previously reporting violence is higher than in the general female population, thus revealing a situation of vulnerability. Black women with lower schooling are the main victims of violence and homicides. The large number of women killed by aggression and repeated violence reveal the fragility of the care and protection networks in providing comprehensive, qualified and timely care for victims.

Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência / Gender violence: a comparison of mortality from aggression against women who have and have not previously reported violence

Resumo A violência contra a mulher constitui um importante problema de saúde pública no Brasil e no mundo. O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever o perfil de mortalidade por agressão em mulheres e analisar se as vítimas de violência notificadas apresentam taxas de mortalidade por esse motivo mais elevadas do que a população feminina geral. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres, a partir do linkage de bancos de dados. Os dados utilizados para o linkage foram todas as notificações de violência contra mulheres registradas no SINAN (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação) no período de 2011 a 2015 e os óbitos de mulheres por agressão registrados no SIM (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade), no período de 2011 a 2016. O risco de morte por agressão nas mulheres notificadas por violência foi maior do que na população feminina geral, revelando assim uma situação de vulnerabilidade. Mulheres negras, de menor escolaridade foram as principais vítimas de violência e homicídios. O elevado número de mulheres mortas por agressão e a violência de repetição revelaram a fragilidade das redes de atenção e proteção no atendimento integral, qualificado e oportuno às vítimas.

Abstract Violence against women is an important public health problem in Brazil and in the world. The objective of the present study was to describe the profile of mortality due to aggression against women, and analyze whether the victims of reported violence are more likely to die from aggression than the general female population. This is a descriptive study of mortality due to aggression against women, from database linkage. The databases used for linkage were SINAN Brazil's Notifiable Diseases Information System (reports of violence against women) (2011 - 2015), and SIM, the Mortality Information System (women dying as a result of aggression) (2011 - 2016). The risk of death due to aggression among women previously reporting violence is higher than in the general female population, thus revealing a situation of vulnerability. Black women with lower schooling are the main victims of violence and homicides. The large number of women killed by aggression and repeated violence reveal the fragility of the care and protection networks in providing comprehensive, qualified and timely care for victims.