Citation

Barreto MD, Teston EF, Latorre MD, Mathias TA, Marcon SS. Epidemiol. Serv. Saude 2016; 25(1): 95-104.

Vernacular Title

Mortalidade por acidentes de trânsito e homicídios em Curitiba, Paraná, 1996-2011.

Affiliation

Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Enfermagem, Maringá-PR, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Coordenação-Geral de Desenvolvimento da Epidemiologia em em Serviços / Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde / Ministério da Saúde)

DOI

10.5123/S1679-49742016000100010

PMID

27861682

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: to describe trends in mortality due to homicides and traffic accidents among people living in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, from 1996 to 2011.

METHODS:: this is an ecological time-series study using National Mortality Information System data; trend analysis was performed by polynomial regression models according to sex.

RESULTS:: the mortality coefficient due to traffic accidents among males declined from 61.7 in 1996 to 28.4 in 2011 (-46%), whilst among females it decreased from 16.5 to 7.3 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (-44.2%); in turn, the mortality coefficient for homicides among males rose from 32.5 to 69.3 (+113.2%), whilst among females it rose from 4.4 to 5.3 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (+20.4%).

CONCLUSION:: mortality due to homicides increased; prevention strategies to tackle violence should be aimed at the specificities of external causes and greater male exposure to these injuries.

Language: en