Spatial study of homicide rates in the state of Bahia, Brazil, 1996-2010

Revista de Saúde Pública

Tiago Oliveira De Souza¹  Liana Wernersbach Pinto¹  Edinilsa Ramos De Souza¹ 

关键词: Men;    Homicide;    Mortality;    Spatial Analysis;    Violence;    External Causes;    Ecological Studies;    Homens;    Homicídio;    Mortalidade;    Análise Espacial;    Violência;    Causas Externas;    Estudos Ecológicos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005201

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVETo analyze the spatial distribution of homicide mortality in the state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. METHODSEcological study of the 15 to 39-year old male population in the state of Bahia in the period 1996-2010. Data from the Mortality Information System, relating to homicide (X85-Y09) and population estimates from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics were used. The existence of spatial correlation, the presence of clusters and critical areas of the event studied were analyzed using Moran’s I Global and Local indices. RESULTSA non-random spatial pattern was observed in the distribution of rates, as was the presence of three clusters, the first in the north health district, the second in the eastern region, and the third cluster included townships in the south and the far south of Bahia. CONCLUSIONSThe homicide mortality in the three different critical areas requires further studies that consider the socioeconomic, cultural and environmental characteristics in order to guide specific preventive and interventionist practices.

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