Epidemiological profile of intentional homicide mortality in João Pessoa, Paraíba (2011-2016)

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, André Luiz Sá de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Quinino, Louisiana Regadas de Macedo, Luna, Carlos Feitosa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/2939
• topic: Violência; Homicídio; Mortalidade; Causas externas; Saúde Pública; HOmicídios; Violencia; Homicidio; Mortalidad; Causas externas; Violence; Murder; Mortality; External causes

This study analyzes the epidemiological profile of intentional homicide mortality in the municipality of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. A retrospective, exploratory, and quantitative research was conducted with data from the intentional homicides committed in the municipality between 2011-2016, obtained by crossing the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Department of Security and Social Defense of Paraíba (SESDS-PB) databases. Year of occurrence, gender, marital status, age, race/color, schooling level, criminal history, type of weapon used, place of occurrence, modus operandi, time of day and day of the week were the variables analyzed. Of the total occurrences (n = 2628), the predominant profile of intentional homicide victims were men (92.3%), single (76.1%), brown (93.7%), between 15 and 29 years old (64.2%), with low schooling level (80.0%), victimized by firearm (90.0%), with a history of criminal activities (65.0%), occurred on public roads (83.5%), at night and dawn (61.5%), and on weekends (49.7%). As homicide constitute a serious public health issue, it must be continuously monitored to establish appropriate reduction actions.