TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Firearms, violence-related injuries, and victimization profiles: an approach using cluster analysis
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Ferreira, Alysson Vinicius Porto
A1  - de Macedo Bernardino, Ítalo
A1  - Santos, Luzia Michelle
A1  - da Nóbrega, Lorena Marques
A1  - Barbosa, Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega
A1  - d'Ávila, Sérgio
SP  - 886260518817786
EP  - 886260518817786
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of nonlethal victims of urban violence by firearms and to describe traumas suffered by victims, according to a medical-legal and forensic perspective. A cross-sectional and exploratory study was conducted at the Center of Forensic Medicine and Dentistry in northeastern Brazil. The sample consisted of 233 victims of urban violence by firearm who presented some type of trauma. Descriptive and multivariate statistics using cluster analysis (CA) were performed. The TwoStep Cluster method was chosen to characterize the profile of victims. The night shift (56.8%) and the period corresponding to Saturdays (20.0%) and Sundays (20.4%) concentrated the largest number of occurrences. Cases of trauma in more than one region of the body simultaneously prevailed (31.8%). Based on the CA results, the formation of two clusters with distinct victimization profiles was verified. Cluster 1 was mostly characterized by younger single victims who suffered violence by firearm in the urban area perpetrated by an unknown perpetrator, resulting in greater occurrence of isolated upper and lower limb traumas. In contrast, Cluster 2 consisted essentially of older, married, or stable-union victims who experienced firearm violence in the suburban area, perpetrated by a known aggressor, resulting in greater occurrence of multiple traumas, that is, affecting several regions of the body at the same time. These findings reveal different risk groups for urban violence by firearms and traumas, contributing to the planning of strategies with emphasis on health care, prevention, and promotion.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260518817786
ID  - ref1
ER  -