Citation

Silva LS, Menezes ML, Lopes CL, Corrêa MS. Cad. Saude Publica 2011; 27(9): 1721-1730.

Vernacular Title

Anos potenciais de vida perdidos por mulheres vitimas de homicidio na cidade do

Affiliation

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21986600

Abstract

This cross-sectional epidemiological study aimed to calculate the potential years of life lost by female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2003-2007. A database was used from the Operational Division for Information on Births and Deaths under the Recife Municipal Health Department. All death certificates for childbearing-age women were reviewed for the five-year period. The results showed a total of 12,120 potential years of life lost by these women, mostly young, black (88%), with unknown levels of schooling (78.2%), single (80%), in District III of the city, and murdered with firearms in their own homes. The specific mortality rate was 10.8 homicides per 100,000 childbearing-age women. The 43.3 years of life lost per woman express the city's characteristics, poverty levels, unemployment, population density, residential instability, and social inequality, exposing residents to social strife, crime, and violence.

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