Social determinants and their interference in homicide rates in a city in northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Magalhães, Francismeire Brasileiro¹  Sousa, Geziel dos Santos de¹  Bezerra Filho, José Gomes¹  Gama, Isabelle da Silva¹  Vieira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza²  Almeida, Rosa Lívia Freitas de²  Lima, Maria Vilma Neves de¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil;Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil

关键词: Homicide;    Social Inequity;    Mortality Rate;    Social Conditions;    Poverty Areas;    Urban PopulationINTRODUCTIONThe influence of social determinants on health has been widely discussed by the scientific community1 - 3;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1809-4503201400060016

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to analyze the possible relationship between social determinants and homicide mortality in Fortaleza (CE), Brazil. METHOD: To investigate whether the rate of mortality by homicides is related to social determinants, an ecological study with emphasis on spatial analysis was conducted in the city of Fortaleza. Social, economic, demographic and sanitation data, as well as information regarding years of potential life lost, and Human Development Index were collected. The dependent variable was the rate of homicides in the period 2004 to 2006. In order to verify the relationship between the outcome variable and the predictor variables, we performed a multivariate linear regression model. RESULTS: We found associations between social determinants and the rate of mortality by homicides. Variables related to income and education were proven determinants for mortality. The multiple regression model showed that 51% of homicides in Fortaleza neighborhoods are explained by years of potential life lost, proportion of households with poor housing, average years of schooling, per capita income and percentage of household heads with 15 or more years of study. The coefficients for years of potential life lost and households with poor housing were positive. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that the mortality by homicide is associated with high levels of poverty and uncontrolled urbanization, which migrates to the peripheries of urban centers.

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