Monografias de Especialização
Perfil epidemiológico da violência no município de Sabará
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2014-11-30Autor
Blenda Louise Ramos
Institución
Resumen
One of the invaluable strategies to give visibility to the problem of violence, particularly with regard to their magnitude, their impact in a given population in a given territory and time, it is epidemiological surveillance. Considering the problem of violence, this study got the purpose to evidence the epidemiological profile of the violence in Sabara city to contribute to effect this disease control measures and qualifying assistance through town health units and finally to the quality of life of the population. This is an epidemiological study on the morbidity due to external causes in the city of Sabara / Minas Gerais in 2013. The variables analyzed were: age, sex, race, alcohol use and work-related violence. From this analysis it was realized the growing number notifications from 2012 and an increase in violence due to external causes in 2013 (57%) and the age group there was a higher concentration of victims at the age of 20 to 34 years; in relation to gender there is a high incidence among females compared to the number of male notifications related to race, brown had the highest percentage (58%) of victims of violence, as violence related to the use of alcohol, there was a reduction since 2011 in the information record; in relation to work-related violence It can be noted that over the years evaluated a slight increase in the percentage of records related to violence at work with a negative response to this type of violence, although represented the highest percentages in all the years evaluated and as positive answers to this type of violence in 2011 represented 14% and already in 2013 2%. It is concluded from this study that there was an increase in violence by external causes in females concomitantly an increase in morbidity from these causes which culminates in a social and financial impact to health. On the other hand with regard to the system information there is still much to be improved in the notification of data and quality information for the prevention and control of this condition.