Abstract

The objective of this cross-sectional census study was to characterize agression and land-based transport accidents in a city in the Northeast of Brazil. Data was analyzed from live victims who were treated at a forensic service (N = 2.379). In the descriptive analysis, the majority of events were represented by aggression (71.6%); which occurred on weekdays (65%), with 35.1% at night. Trauma occurred to the whole body (63.6%) and to soft tissue (74.2%). On the basis of multiple correspondence analysis, two dimensions were formed: the first dimension (internal reliability = 0.654) was formed by the cause of the event, the trauma and the age group and the second dimension (reliability = 0.514), by age group, occupation and civil status. Three groups with distinct profiles were formed for accidents and aggression: young women who suffered aggression, with trauma to the face and soft tissues during the evening and at weekends; adult men who suffered car accidents, in the morning and on work days; and retired elderly widowers, who were run over.

Details

Title
Characterization of victims of aggression and transportation accidents treated at the Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Institute - Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil - 2010
Author
d'Avila, Sergio; Campos, Ana Cristina; Gigliana Maria Sobral Cavalcante; dePaula Silva, Carlos Jose; Lorena Marques da Nóbrega; Efigenia Ferreira e Ferreira
Pages
887-894
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Mar 2015
Publisher
Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva
ISSN
14138123
e-ISSN
16784561
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1678039053
Copyright
Copyright Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva Mar 2015