TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Characterization of victims of aggression and transportation accidents treated at the Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Institute - Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil - 2010
JO  - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
A1  - d'Ávila, Sérgio
A1  - Campos, Ana Cristina
A1  - Cavalcante, Gigliana Maria Sobral
A1  - Silva, Carlos José de Paula
A1  - Nóbrega, Lorena Marques da
A1  - Ferreira, Efigênia Ferreira E.
SP  - 887
EP  - 894
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-8123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232015203.12922014
ID  - ref1
ER  -